The History of The Lightbulb

By jwarn123

  • Gas Lights

    "The Gas Light was invented by a man named Wiliam Murdoch (17malkanimk2)."

  • First Attempt to Produce Light Bulb

    "In 1820, Warren De la Rue made the first known attempt to produce an incandescent light bulb."

  • Thomas Edison

    Thomas Edison
    "Thomas Edison created a new lamp that used a carbon filament. This light bulb first lasted for about 13.5 hours, and later improved that to a stunning 40 hours (Wehrlzz77)."

  • Long Lasting Light

    "The light that Humphery Davey made was not really a good lightbulb.This early light produced less light. Thomas Alva Edison was the one that found light that can last for a long time."

  • Court Rules

    Court Rules
    "In 1893 Heinrich Gobel won court against Thomas Edison as the inventor of the electric lamp and recieved some profit (Wehrlzz77)."

  • First Flourescent Lamp

    First Flourescent Lamp
    "The Flouresent light was made by Alexandre. E. becqerel (Mclovin15)."

  • The General Electric Company

    "This year marked the first time the General Electric Company created a method to produce metal-coated filaments. However, this was extremely expensive."

  • Frosted Light

    "In 1925 light bulbs with frosted glass were produced to produce a soft light ,spreading light more evenly (Wehrlzz77)."

  • Nick Holonyak

    Invented the LED in the 1960's. (Id.)

  • LED Invented

    "Working as a consultant for General Electric, Nick Holonyak develops the light-emitting diode (LED), which provides a simple and inexpensive way for computers to convey information. From their humble beginnings in portable calculators, LEDs spread from the red light that indicates coffee is brewing to the 290-ft.-tall Reuters billboard in Times Square."

  • Tungsten Filiment Incandescent Bulb

    Tungsten Filiment Incandescent Bulb
    "This light bulb was made by the general electric company (Mclovin15)."

  • First Practical Screw in CFL Bulb Invented

    First Practical Screw in CFL Bulb Invented
    "Marketed by Philps, flourecent bulbs." (Id.)

  • "LED" (light emitting diode)

    "LED" (light emitting diode)
    "This bulb is more efficient than any other bulb because the require minimal amounts of electricity because they do not heat up when turned on (Mclovin15)."

  • Incandescent Light

    "In modern days light bulbs are made from magnetic currents and gas that when joined exited the gas and emits light." (Id.)

  • Compact Flourescent Bulb

    Compact Flourescent Bulb
    "A fluorescent lamp is designed to replace an incandescent lamp."