What are some fun facts about Thomas Edison? Discover some interesting facts about the American inventor and businessman, and ...

But you are using one of the greatest inventions ever made. The light bulb led to new energy breakthroughs — from power plants and electric transmission lines to home appliances and electric motors.

Edison’s light bulb with a bamboo-based carbon filament was introduced in 1880. Bamboo remained Edison’s preferred filament for more than a decade, until it was replaced by carbon-impregnated rayon, a ...

Swan continued to develop his invention and in 1880 his friend William Armstrong's house at Cragside, near Rothbury in Northumberland, was the first private home to be lit by electric light bulbs.

Woods' inventions revolutionized transportation ... pioneering technologies like the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion-picture camera. Edison was a genius in his own right ...