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The first light bulb: the arc lamp
Scientists had been working on an electric lamp for several years, but finally brilliance struck when a genius man named Humphry Davy created a lamp using volts from a battery, which produced light one thousand times brighter than a candle! -
James bowman Lindsay's discovery of electric containment
James Bowman Lindsay was the first person to contain an electrical charge inside of a glass light bulb. He proudly showed his creation to others, though it was very unreliable at the time, it was a major component to our modern lightbulbs. -
the Geisser tube
Heinrich Geissler, a glassblower by trade, created a special tube to use with electricity. It could contain an electric charge, and it would pave the way for neon, fluorescent and other types of lighting. -
thomas edisons globally impacting improvement
Thomas Edison is given almost all of the credit for the incandescent light bulb but he only made what seemed to be insignificant but impacting change to davys light bulb.
Thomas Edison devoted his adult life to working with electricity. He patented a lamp in 1879, then a 16-watt light bulb in 1880. -
edmund germers discovery of fluorescent lighting
A man named Edmund Germer created a lamp for fluorescent lighting. This new type of lighting would grow in popularity. -
Philips® improvement of the fluorescent lamp
The Philips Company created a fluorescent energy saving lamp. It used an integrated conventional ballast, but it was expensive for consumers to purchase. -
Philips® futher improvement of the fluorescent lamp
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. -
Shuji Nakamura's revolutionary discovery of the LED light bulb
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. -
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. -
OLED light bulb soon going on the market
Several companies already offer OLED lighting panels - including Philips, Osram, LG Chem, Konica Minolta and others. Current production lines are still small, and prices are still high, but we see rapid advances in performance and price and it is expected that the OLED market will emerge in force by 2016 or 2017.
