The common belief that Thomas Edison singlehandedly invented electric lighting in 1879 isn’t true. The first electric light was the arc light, invented by Sir Humphry Davy in 1807.

“If you had been given the money you would have been six years ahead of us,” von Ohain told Whittle when they met years later ...

One hundred and fifty years ago, city dwellers opened a gas valve to turn on the lights. Thomas Edison changed that. But the light bulb wasn’t Edison’s only invention.

Special effects have always been a major part of cinema history, and the very first instance of their use came in 1895, in a film produced by inventor of the light bulb, Thomas Edison. These days, ...

Publication date 1993 Topics Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 -- Juvenile films, Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931, Electric lighting -- Juvenile films, Animated films, Children's ...

“Make no mistake – this is a ‘Thomas Edison lightbulb' moment. It catapults Northern Ireland into the European Digital Champions League with Estonia as a digital trailblazer in health and wellbeing.

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