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The 1st electric lamp was built by Humphry Davy (an Englishman) in 1809. Thomas Alva Edison improved the invention and based his improvements on a patent he purchased from inventors Henry Woodward & Matthew Evans who patented their electric lamp bulb in 1875.
Sir Joseph Wilson Swan produced an early electric lamp (1860), and in 1880, independently of Thomas Alva Edison, he produced a carbon-filament incandescent electric lamp.
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 - October 18, 1931) was an American inventor, scientist and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric lamp.
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∙ 10y agoLamps of various types were created in prehistoric times. Oil lamps were used for many centuries, and gas lamps became commonplace in the late 19th century. Among the first electric lamps was that of Humphrey Davy in 1802. However, Thomas Edison is credited with inventing the practical incandescent light bulb in 1879.
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What did Lewis Howard Latimer invent?
a carbon light bulb
Which was invented first the light bulb or electricity?
electricity because a light bulb needs electricity
What date did Lewis latimer invent the light bulb?
No Thomas Edison improved it
How big was the first light bulb?
pretty big
What inventions and discoveries in victorian times?
1838 First photograph was taken by Louis Daguerre 1879 The light bulb was invented I think these speak for themselves.
How do you invent the light bulb?
Lol you cant invent the light bulb .It was already invented . Did you know that Thomas eddison did not invent the first eletirc light bulb but the first incandesent light bulb . It took him alought of research and work to invent ithe light bulb though .
Who was the first person to invent the 34th light bulb?
The first person to invent the 34th lightbulb was Cameron Hillman. He livez in Save/Cancel, Utah.
What inspired Edison to invent the light bulb?
Edison did not invent the first electric light bulb, but instead invented the first commercially practical incandescent light.
Did a black person invent the litebulb?
First off, light bulb. Next, the light bulb was invented by Thomas Alva Edison in 1879 and he was not black.
Where did Edison invent?
The first light bulb
When did Thomas Edison invent the first light bulb?
He was not the first person to create a light bulb, that honor goes to Warren de la Rue who demonstrated one in 1840.
Was Thomas Edison the first person to invent light?
No, Thomas Edison didn't invent light, nor was he the first person to create a light bulb, that honor goes to Warren de la Rue who demonstrated one in 1840.
Who was the first to invent the light bulb?
who invented the light bulb and why did they do it Thomas Edison. Because he was an inventor.
Was James Watt the first to invent the light bulb?
no
Did Albert Einstein invent the light bulb?
No, he did not invent the light bulb.
When did Edison event the light bulb?
1879, but he didn't invent it. he made his first light bulb in December.
Did Thomas Edison invent the first lightbulb?
Thomas Edison did not invent the first light bulb. He did however improve on existing light bulbs by creating the first useable incandescent bulb.
