In 1883, Edison lost his light bulb patent when the U.S. Patent Office ruled his work had been based on that of another inventor, William Sawyer.

Much as its invention in 1879, which came decades after the invention of electricity (1831), brought practical use cases to the masses and businesses, generative AI is doing the same for AI.

It was more than 140 years ago — 1879 — that Thomas Edison dramatically advanced the economy, efficiency, safety and the well being of humans by inventing the incandescent light bulb.

When Thomas Edison was working on the incandescent lamp in 1879, he purportedly said, “We are striking it big in the electric light, better than my vivid imagination first conceived. Where this ...

So long, in fact, that many Americans might not even realize that the old-fashioned filament bulbs — those invented by Thomas Edison in 1879 — aren't already banned.

Lawmakers also exempted some bulbs in the 2007 legislation, including varieties used today in black lights, plant lights, outdoor signs and other applications. The Biden administration is ...

He hadn’t invented the light bulb —yet. Or, to put it more precisely, he had invented a light bulb, but he couldn’t keep it lit for more than a few minutes at a time.

Type and fixture: Differentfilament bulbs correspond to different types of light fitting. When shopping for any light bulb, it’s a bright idea to familiarise yourself with the bulb coding system ...