How was life after the invention of the light bulb?

Answer 1

In brief, darker and more dangerous! Before electric light was widespread, gas and candles were used for lighting. Because of the naked flames there were many fires caused by candles. The coal gas used for gas lighting was also poisonous.

However, gas lighting was quite effective - it's was still in fairly wide use up until the early 1960s in the UK for street lights and it's still in use around Buckingham Palace in London.

Answer

An interesting perspective is given on this by the examination of the introduction of cheap LED lighting in rural India.

The Grameen Surya Bijli Foundation (GSBF), a Bombay-based nongovernmental organization that is committed to bringing light to rural India, installed LED lamps in about 300 homes.

They found that social conditions improved as life could continue after the sun went down, children could study into the evening and there were more options for entertainment than procreation. The Christian Science Monitor noted that "Life doesn't halt anymore when darkness falls."

On the health front the dangers of using kerosene or candles was reduced (as well as the expense). This includes the dangers of inhaling off gases from the flames as well as fire and burns. The Intermediate Technology Development Group and the World Health Organization indicate that indoor air pollution from kerosene and similar fuels used for indoor lighting and cooking cause more than 1.5 million deaths annually.

Answer 2

We would use less electricity.

We could always use candles.

Answer 3

The life after the invention of the bulb was quite easy and it was not dangerouse because there were no candles any more...