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Older style light bulbs got very hot so they needed to be made of a substance that could withstand high temperatures and also allow light to pass through. Glass fitted the bill on both counts, plus it was cheap to produce and can easily be made into the required shapes.

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Can you give me 2 fact about the incandescant light bulb?

-It's a very old technology quickly being replaced by newer more efficient technologies. -The light produced in the bulb is created by electricity heating up a filament inside the bulb creating light. This wouldn't be possible without the bulb however, since oxygen would quickly end this reaction of the filament through oxidation.


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What age did Thomas Edison make the light bulb?

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