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  1. An electric light, lamp, or light bulb is an electrical component that produces light. It is the most common form of artificial lighting. Lamps usually have a base made of ceramic, metal, glass, or plastic, which secures the lamp in the socket of a light fixture, which is often called a "lamp" as well.

  2. Nov 22, 2013 · Learn how electric light was invented and improved by various inventors over 150 years. Discover the origins of incandescent, fluorescent and other lighting technologies and their impact on energy use.

  3. Learn how electric light was invented and developed from the 19th century to today. Discover the types and uses of electric lamps and their impact on human life.

    • A curious young man. Born in Ohio in 1847, Thomas Alva Edison spent his childhood in Port Huron, Michigan, where he received only brief formal schooling.
    • Becoming the Wizard of Menlo Park. In the meantime, Edison had married one of his employees, Mary Stilwell, and together they moved to Menlo Park, New Jersey in 1876.
    • The incandescent light bulb. Edison’s phonograph was groundbreaking, but it was primarily seen as a novelty. He had moved on to another world-changing concept: the incandescent light bulb.
    • Waging ‘Current War’ Edison’s inventions led to worldwide fame—and a cutthroat competition over electrical currents. Edison’s systems relied on direct current (DC)—which could only deliver electricity to a large number of buildings in a dense area.
  4. Learn how electric light was invented and how it changed modern living. Explore the different types of electric lamps, such as arc lamps, incandescent lamps, and halogen lamps, and how they work.

  5. Welcome to the incredible world of the electric light! When most people think of early electric light they think of Thomas Edison, however the story of the electric light is much deeper and involves many interesting people in many nations working with varied technologies and materials.

  6. Who really invented the light bulb? - BBC Science Focus Magazine