The light bulb

Incandescent lamp

1879

This lamp was invented in England in 1879 by the inventor Humphry Davy.An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light with a wire filament heated until it glows.

Shelby Company

1890

This bulb was invented in 1890 in England and the inventos was Peaky Blinders (Thomas Gilbert is his real name). The Centennial Light was originally a 30-watt (or 60-watt) bulb, but is now very dim, emitting about the same light as a 4-watt nightlight.

Incandescent bulb

1901

The inventor of this invention was Thomas Alva Edison. Thomas Edison invented this bulb in 1901 and he invented in California. Incandescent bulbs are manufactured in a wide range of sizes, light output, and voltage ratings, from 1.5 volts to about 300 volts.

Magnetic induction electric bulb

1925

This bulb invented Hans Christian Ørsted. He invented in Denmark in 1925. This is in contrast to a typical gas discharge lamp that uses internal electrodes connected to the power supply by conductors that pass through the lamp envelope.

Frosted electric bulb

1925

This bulb was invented in Florida in 1925, and the inventor of this bul was Marvin Pipkin. Frosted bulbs, that diffused the light without losing much intensity, and were strong enough to be commercially viable.He went on to make many innovations to the light bulb and two decades later developed the soft white light bulb.

Compact fluorescent lamps

1980

This lamps were invented in New York in 1980. The inventor was Edward E. Hammer. The lamps use a tube which is curved or folded to fit into the space of an incandescent bulb, and a compact electronic ballast in the base of the lamp.

Current electric bulb

2012

The current electric bulb was invented in England in 2012. An electric light is a device that produces visible light from electric current.