Energy Events

  • Humphrey Davy invented Davy light

    Humphrey Davy invented Davy light
    Humprey Davis invented the first electric light called the Davy light which miners would where to see while mining.
  • Warren De La Rue made platinum coil

    Warren De La Rue made platinum coil
    "Warren De la Rue enclosed a platinum coil in an evacuated tube and passed an electric current through it.' http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bllight2.htm
  • Edward Shepard invented charcoal filament light

    Edward Shepard invented charcoal filament light
    Edward Shepard invented an electrical incandescent arc lamp using a charcoal filament
  • Henricg Globel makes first true light bulb

    Henricg Globel makes first true light bulb
    "Henricg Globel, a German watchmaker, invented the first true lightbulb. He used a carbonized bamboo filament placed inside a glass bulb". (http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bllight2.htm)
  • Joseph Swan invented carbon filament light bulb

    Joseph Swan invented carbon filament light bulb
    Joseph Swan invented a carbon filament light bulb that burned up very quickly.
  • Charles Brush made carbon arc light.

    Charles Brush made carbon arc light.
    In 1877, Charles Brush made carbon arcs to light a public square in Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Thomas Edison makes carbon filament light bulb.

    Thomas Edison makes carbon filament light bulb.
    "In 1879, Edison discovered that a carbon filament in an oxygen-free bulb glowed but did not burn up for 40 hours"(http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/edison/lightbulb.shtml).
  • Lewis Latimer developes carbon filaments

    Lewis Latimer developes carbon filaments
    In 1882, Latimer developed and patented a method of manufacturing his carbon filaments.
  • Willis Whitney creates new filament

    Willis Whitney creates new filament
    In 1903, Willis R. Whitney invented a treatment for the filament so that it wouldn't darken the inside of the bulb as it glowed
  • William Coolidge invents tungsten filament.

    William Coolidge invents tungsten filament.
    In 1910, William Coolidge invented a tungsten filament which lasted even longer than the older filament.