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The Lightbulb
Saturday 25th June, 2005 13:40 Comments: 0
Contrary to popular belief, Thomas Edison didn't invent the lightbulb (the first electric light was made in 1800 by Humphry Davy), but rather he improved upon a 50-year-old idea. The idea of electric lighting was not new, and a number of people had worked on, and even developed forms of electric lighting. But up to that time, nothing had been developed that was remotely practical for home use. Edison's eventual achievement was inventing not just an incandescent electric light, but also an electric lighting system that contained all the elements necessary to make the incandescent light practical, safe, and economical. Who remembers Davy for inventing the lightbulb? Who remembers Edison's name?

The success brought Thomas Edison to new heights of fame and wealth, as electricity spread around the world. His various electric companies continued to grow until in 1889 they were brought together to form Edison General Electric. When Edison General Electric merged with its leading competitor Thompson-Houston in 1892, Edison was dropped from the name, and the company became simply General Electric.
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