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WAS EDISON THE FIRST TO INVENT THE LIGHTBULB?

Thomas Edison was the first inventor to patent an incandescent lightbulb that was feasible and durable enough to be manufactured and deployed in an electric system.  This was at a time in history when many inventors were looking for an inexpensive way to replace gas lighting.  In January, 1880, Edison was granted a patent for […]

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