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the firts electric light
The English chemist Humphry Davy creates the first electric light. Its arc lamp connects a battery to a carbon rod by means of a cable.Although it produced light, it did not produce it for long and was too bright for practical use. -
the second light bulb
Canadian inventors Henry Woodward and Mathew Evans file a patent for an incandescent light bulb consisting of carbon rods in a glass cylinder filled with nitrogen. Five years later they sell their creation to Thomas Alva Edison. -
light bulb of Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison's team enhances the bulb with a charred bamboo filament that can burn for 1,200 hours. The previous model melted at 40. -
Nikola Tesla
Mr. Tesla had worked closely with Thomas Edison before branching out on his own. He worked on creating a wireless electrical lamp. -
Neon lighting
Paris continued setting the stage for the newest designs in electrical lighting. They demonstrated the first neon lighting, which was created by Georges Claude, at the Paris Motor Show. -
Fluorescent lighting
A man named Edmund Germer created a lamp for fluorescent lighting. This new type of lighting would grow in popularity. -
The World Fair
At New York's World Fair, companies demonstrated the efficiency of the fluorescent light bulb. With WWII upon them, the world -
Energy saving lighting
The Philips Company created a fluorescent energy saving lamp. It used an integrated conventional ballast, but it was expensive for consumers to purchase. -
Longer lasting bulbs
When Edison patented his 16-watt bulb, it could last for 1500 hours. Philips created a new fluorescent bulb that could last up to 60,000 hours and be produced at a reasonable price. -
The LED light
A man named Shuji Nakamura created a new type of lighting. Using blue and white LED, or light-emitting diodes, he started a revolution of LED lighting. -
LED's pushed forward
The Energy department recognized the need for greater efficiency in electric lighting. They created a device that would package LED's together to generate better lighting. -
The L Prize Competition
The Energy Department decided to hold a contest for companies to create more efficient energy. Philips won the competition in 2011 with their affordable LED bulb. -
Energy savings
As of 2012, more than 49 million LED bulbs were being used across America. This saved around $675 million in energy costs.
