Thomas Edison's incandescent light bulb, patented in 1880, made electric lighting practical, affordable, and long-lasting. It ...

This is a video recording of Francis Jehl discussing his experience working with Thomas Edison in 1879 and helping to make the first practically viable light bulb in history.

when Swan established the world's first light bulb factory at Benwell in Newcastle. In 1883 Swan teamed up with Thomas Edison of the USA, who also had just made a successful electric light bulb.

At Menlo Park Edison led a comprehensive survey of filament materials, selecting carbonized bamboo for his first commercial electric light bulb. Adapted for the internet from “Thomas Edison, Chemist” ...

In the age of the LED light bulb, consumers have an unfathomable range of lighting options. This has, perversely, made the ...

We were all taught in school that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, but the truth is much more complicated. You can go back to 1761 when Ebenezer Kinnersley first caused a wire to glow.

just a few years after Thomas Edison patented the incandescent light bulb and launched the electric power industry. Today, the utility is the main business line of Rosemead-based Edison ...

In 1879 Thomas Edison invented the light bulb and built the first power station on Pearl Street in Manhattan in 1882, while the German inventor Werner von Siemens installed the first electric elevator ...