He didn't! First of all, electricity was discovered, not invented. The Greeks first discovered electricity by realizing that rubbing amber on fur caused an attraction between the two - think static electricity.
William Gilbert coined the term 'electric' from a similar Greek word.
Most people commonly believe Ben Franklin was the 'father' of electricity, but he wasn't. His observations did lead to the invention of the lightning rod, however. A good first step.
In 1800, physicist Alessandro Volta constructed the voltaic pile, later known as the electric battery. It was Volta, not Franklin, who discovered that certain chemical reactions could produce electricity.
It wasn't until 1831 that electricity became viable for use in technology. English scientist Michael Faraday created the electric dynamo, a precursor of modern power generators. This invention opened the door to the new era of electricity. A few decades later, Joseph Swan invented the light bulb.
Thomas Jefferson did not invent the light bulb. The light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison in 1879 in New Jersey.
Thomas Jefferson did not invent the light bulb. Humphrey Davy invented the first incandescent light bulb and the first arc lamp in 1802. The "Thomas" part may be confusing you a bit with the confused attribution of Thomas Edison as the inventor of the incandescent lamp. Edison is not the inventor either; he simply made it commercially feasible. Now, as far as Jefferson's fears, those were likely taken to the grave with him and anything else is a subject of speculation.
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It was Thomas Edison that invented the light bulb, and I think it was Ohio.
No, nor was he the first person to create a light bulb, that honor goes to Warren de la Rue who demonstrated one in 1840.
No. Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
No. Thomas Jefferson did not contribute to the development of the light bulb. The light bulb has a number of inventors producing specific technologies that ended up being part of the light bulb including Humphrey Davy and Thomas Edison, who perfected it, and many others.
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He invented electricity and the light bulb.
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Thomas Edison is credited with inventing the first commercially viable incandescent light bulb in 1879. However, others had developed earlier versions of the light bulb before him.
The invention of the first electric light is generally attributed to Sir Humphry Davy, who created the carbon arc lamp in 1809. However, Thomas Edison is credited with inventing the first commercially practical incandescent light bulb in 1879, which revolutionized the way we light our world today.