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Humphry Davy
in 1802 humphry davy invented the first electric light he experimented whith electricity and invented an electric battery -
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Timeline of the Light Bulb
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Warren De la rue
British scientist Warren De la rue developed an efficiantly designed light bulb using a coiled platinum filamend in place of copper -
Pavel Yablochkov
He invented the Yablochkov candle the first practical carbon arc lamp for public street lightning in Paris -
Thomas Edison
In 1878 Thomas Edison began searious research into developing a practical lamp. He tested more that 300 designs between 1878 -1880 -
Thomas Edison Patent
Filed and recieved the historic patent for the incandescent lamp -
Thomas Edison
Edison produced a 16 watt light bulb that lasts 1,500 hours -
Marvin Pipkin
Marvin Pipkin created the soft light bulb by coating the inside glass with white silica -
Edward E Hammer
Created the compact fluorescent lamp