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1) because the unit has a bulbous shape (the outer glass bit)
2) because the unit produces/emits light.
The name is an exact description of that it does and its shape.
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First light bulb invented?
It didn't have a name. It was just called the light bulb. Thomas Edison invented it.
When was the light blub invented?
it is called a "light bulb" and was invented by Thomas Edison it the late 1800's
An instrument used to view different colors of light produced by each type of light bulb is called a?
spectroscope
Who improved light bulb?
Lewis Latimer improved the light bulb.
What is the highest watt light bulb that there is?
the highest light bulb is 100
What is the resistor inside a light bulb called?
the wire in your light bulb is a resistor :)
Why is he light bulb called a light bulb?
A light bulb is named due to it being a bulb-shaped glass object containing a glowing element.
What is the glass around a light bulb called?
a bulb
What gas is inside a light bulb?
The kind of gas that is in a light bulb is called Argon.
What is the least efficient kind of light bulb?
It is the Incandescent light bulb. Most of the energy are lost as heat
What is the wire that gives off light in a light bulb?
In an incandescent light bulb the wire that gives off the light is called the Filament.
What is the filament in the light bulb called?
Tungsten.
First light bulb invented?
It didn't have a name. It was just called the light bulb. Thomas Edison invented it.
When electrons in a circet pass through a light bulb called the what?
light
What to you call the light bulb that pops up in a thought?
It is called "the Light."
What is the swirly light bulb called?
compact fluorescent light bulbs
What is a light bulb in a circuit also called?
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