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John Henry Holmes did not invent the light switch! Light switches were in use well before his invention. What he invented was a light switch that did not develop a sustained arc on opening or closing, this arc would damage the switch contacts causing early failure. He used a design called "quick-break" that opened and closed the contacts much faster then earlier light switches.

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