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First Electric Light
Humphry Davy invented the first electric light. It was created by connecting wires to a battery and a piece of carbon, the carbon would then glow and produce a light. This electric light was called the Electric Arc Lamp -
Edison and the Incandescent Lightbulb
In 1878 Thomas Edison had been researching developing a practical incandescent lamp, he filed his first patent was filed on October 14th for "Improvement in Electric Lights". This first patent was the beginning of the long journey that resulted in Edison producing commerically manufactered light bulbs -
Longest Lasting Tungsten Filaments
In 1910 General Electric's William David Coolidge improved the manufactering process to make the longest lasting tungsten filaments. -
Flash Photography
Manufactered flashbulbs for photography were produced in Germany in 1929. These flashbulbs could only be used once but helped to confine the small explosion that would occur without a bulb. These flashbulbs were a big advance for photography -
Fluorescent Tanning Beds
Fluoresccent Tanning Beds are introduced -
Neon Lights in NYC
Neon Lighting was popular and filled many downtowns of cities across the US by the 1940's , neon lights and signage was introduced to Times Square during this time -
Commercial Halogen Lamps
The first commercial halogen lamps were created by General Electric in 1959. -
1973 Oil Crisis
In the October of 1973 OAPEC proclaimed an oil embargo. This oil crisis led to oil prices increasing significantly in the US. This is known as the first oil crisis. -
Spiral Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb
A General Electric Engineer, Edward E. Hammer, invented the spiral compact fluorescent lightbulb in 1976 in response to the 1973 oil crisis -
Second Oil Crisis
In 1979 the second oil crisis occured in the US. It was caused by the decrease oil output because of the Iranian Revolution
