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1850 Joseph W. Swan began on a light bulb using carbonized paper filaments
1860 Swan obtained a UK patent covering a partial vacuum filament incandescent lamp
1877 Edward Weston forms Weston Dynamo Machine Company, in Newark, New Jersey.
1878 Thomas Edison founded the Edison Electric Light Company
1878 Hiram Maxim founded the United States Electric Company
1878 205,144 William Sawyer and Albon Man 6/18 for Improvements in Electric Lamps
1878 Swan receives a UK patent for an improved incandescent lamp in a vacuum tube
1879 Swan began installing in homes and landmarks in England.
1880 Thomas Edison for Electric Lamp and Manufacturing Process
1880 Hiram Maxim for Process of Manufacturing Conductors
1880 Weston Dynamo Machine Company renamed Weston Electric Company
1880 Elihu Thomson and Edwin Houston American Electric Company
1880 Charles F. Brush forms the Brush Electric Company
1881 Joseph W. Swan founded the Swan Electric Light Company
1881 Hiram Maxim Lamp assigned to U.S. Electric Lighting Company
1881 Thomas Edison for Manufacture of Carbons for Incandescent Lamps
1881 Joseph Nichols and Lewis Latimer for Electric Lamp
1881 Thomas Edison or Bamboo Carbons Filament for Incandescent Lamps
1882 Lewis Latimer for Process of Manufacturing Carbons assigned to U.S. E. L. Co.
1882 Edison's UK operation merged with Swan the Edison & Swan United Co. or "Edi-swan"
1882 Joesph Swan sold his United States patent rights to the Brush Electric Company
1883 American Electric Company renamed Thomson-Houston Electric Company
1884 Sawyer & Man Electric Co formed by Albon Man a year after William Edward Sawyer death
1886 George Westinghouse formed the Westinghouse Electric Company
1886 The National Carbon Co. was founded by the then Brush Electric Co. executive W. H. Lawrence
1888 United States Electric was purchased by Westinghouse Electric Company
1886 Sawyer & Man Electric Co. was purchased by Thomson-Houston Electric Company
1889 Brush Electric Company merged into the Thomson-Houston Electric Company
1889 Edison Electric Light Company consolidated and renamed Edison General Electric Company.
1890 Edison, Thomson-Houston, and Westinghouse, the "Big 3" of the American
1892 Edison Electric Light Co. and Thomson-Houston Electric Co. created General Electric Co.
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The contribution of science and technology to business?
If science did not invent light bulbs and technology did not make it possible to make light bulbs then lots of people could not see very well at night
What are red light bulbs used for?
To make red light.
What drugs are smoked out of light bulbs?
Cocain, to make crack crystals.
How much money did Thomas Edison make in his first year selling light bulbs?
Thomas Edison got $3000000000 in his whole lifespan of selling light bulbs
Why does a plasma ball make fluorescent light bulbs light up?
Anything that excites the gas in a fluorescent will make it light. Static electricity from the carpet will cause compact fluorescent to light.
The contribution of science and technology to business?
If science did not invent light bulbs and technology did not make it possible to make light bulbs then lots of people could not see very well at night
What do light bulbs use for light?
to make light
What do you use light bulbs for?
to make light
What companies make led light bulbs?
Philips and GE are just some of the companies that make LED light bulbs.
What are red light bulbs used for?
To make red light.
What kinds of light does a human make?
from flashlights and light bulbs
Will connecting more light bulbs in series make the bulbs dimmer?
yes
What size light bulbs will fit into the Swag Pendant Light?
You standard size light bulbs will fit into them, just make sure they are the right style.
How does cotton help make a light bulb?
Cotton is not used in light bulbs.
How could you soften the light in your bedroom?
Use pink light bulbs they will make you look prettier. Use blue light bulbs to make soft light. If you have a lamp, drape a scarf over it to dim the light. Install a dimmer switch to adjust the lighting.
Where might you find the element argon?
mainly in light bulbs, also to make a purple light.
Can you make a room brighter without light bulbs?
yes, a candle.
