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Tag: Light Bulbs

Photo: Thomas Edison, c. 1922. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Let There Be Light: Thomas Edison’s Patent for the Electric Light Bulb

By Tony Pettinato on January 27, 2021

Imagine a world without electric lights. Then thank Thomas Edison for his "Electric-Lamp" U.S. Patent #223898, granted on 27 January 1880... (Read More)

Photo: Thomas Edison, c. 1922. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Amazing Inventors: Thomas Edison & the Electric Light Bulb

By Duncan Kuehn on December 8, 2014

In this article, Duncan Kuehn searches old newspapers to learn about Thomas Edison and his invention of the electric light bulb that changed the world... (Read More)


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