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This year marked the first time the light bulb was put on the market. This was done by Henry Woodward.
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In 1878, Sir Joesph Wilson Swan created first longer lasting lightbulb. The lightbulb lasted 13.5 hours and was made of carbon fiber, which came from cotton.
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In 1878, Thomas Edison improved the lightbulb, by creating one that lasted for 40 hours. To improve the lightbulb, Edison placed the filament in an "oxygenless bulb".
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Edison improved his invention of the light bulb, by creating a light bulb that lasted 1200 hours. To create this he used a bamboo derived filament.
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In 1903, Willis Whitnew invented a light bulb which did not turn dark after using it. To create this, a metal-coated filament was used.
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This year marked the first time the General Electric Company created a method to produce metal-coated filaments. However, this was extremely expensive
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William David Coolidge created a new type of metal-coated filament which lasted longer than the other one and the cost was much more practical.
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This year marked the first time frosted lightbulbs were created.
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This year marked the invention of the light bulb which lasted 60,000 hours. The bulb is now magnetically induced.
