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Edison demonstrates a practical light bulb

1879 CE · United States, North America · Technology

Edison demonstrates a practical light bulb
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An incandescent light bulb, also known as an incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe, is an electric light that produces illumination by Joule heating a filament until it glows. The filament is enclosed in a glass bulb that is either evacuated or filled with inert gas to protect the filament from oxidation.

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