If you stop and think about it, when Edison invented the light bulb he also had to invent the socket. Edison was a master innovator, but it must have become clear to him pretty quickly that continued ...
Credit typically goes to inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Edison. But the actual story is more complicated and interesting.
The earliest known lamps are some 40,000 years old. Cave dwellers in Western Europe made them by hollowing out stones, and burning animal fat through a wick made of moss. Light is an essential part of ...
Saturday, December 21 is the shortest day of the year so we thought it would be a good time to appreciate the history of light bulbs. RELATED: Livermore’s 123-year-old Centennial Lightbulb glows up We ...
The earliest known lamps are some 40,000 years old. Cave dwellers in Western Europe made them by hollowing out stones, and burning animal fat through a wick made of moss. Light is an essential part of ...