As Edison predicted, the invention of the much safer, easy-to-switch-on lightbulb transformed the “undeveloped” human. It ...

In 1878, Thomas Edison — already an internationally famous inventor in his early 30s, set out to create an incandescent light bulb that provided enough light to illuminate a home but would last ...

The lighting of individual homes and businesses via the incandescent light bulb was a new and awe-inspiring phenomena during ...

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Forgotten to history, Thomas Edison once sought to build a "spirit phone" to allow the living to communicate with the dead.

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That’s where LED bulbs come in, helping to set the tone of each room. For example, you can liven up a room with vibrant lighting or colorful LED bulbs, perfect for an office or spare room.