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Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb
When he was 15 years old, Edison started printing a newspaper on board the train he then worked on. -
The First Lightbulb
In 1802, Humphry Davy invented the first electric light. He experimented with electricity and invented an electric battery. When he connected wires to his battery and a piece of carbon, the carbon glowed, producing light. His invention was known as the Electric Arc lamp.