This is a video recording of Francis Jehl discussing his experience working with Thomas Edison in 1879 and helping to make the first practically viable light bulb in history.

In 1879, Thomas Edison had just perfected the world’s first practical light bulb and was in the middle of an all-out media blitz to bring attention to his new product. On New Year's Eve ...

selecting carbonized bamboo for his first commercial electric light bulb. Adapted for the internet from “Thomas Edison, Chemist” produced by the National Historic Chemical Landmarks program of the ...

Saturday, December 21 is the shortest day of the year so we thought it would be a good time to appreciate the history of light bulbs ... the lighting system Thomas Edison focused on the entire ...

when Swan established the world's first light bulb factory at Benwell in Newcastle. In 1883 Swan teamed up with Thomas Edison of the USA, who also had just made a successful electric light bulb.

Southern California Edison and its predecessor companies have been powering the lives of Angelenos going back to late 1880s, ...