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the first arc lamp
A man named Humphry Davy created a lamp using volts from a battery, which produced light greater than one thousand candles. -
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Business Timeline on the light bulb
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The light bulb
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb and James Bowman was the first person to contain an electrical charge inside of a glass bulb. -
street lights
The first city to attempt lighting their streets with electric street lamps. -
Neon Lights
demonstrated the first neon lighting, which was created by Georges Claude, at the Paris Motor Show. -
Energy Saving Lighting
The Philips Company created a fluorescent energy saving lamp. It used an integrated conventional ballast, but it was expensive for consumers to purchase. -
Longer Lasting Bulbs
The Energy Saving Bulb could last for 1500 hours. Philips created a new fluorescent bulb that could last up to 60,000 hours and be produced at a reasonable price. -
LED lights
Using blue and white LED started a revolution of LED lighting. -
Amazon Alexa Changing Colored Lights
Amazon Alexa changing colored lights was released in 2015 and turns on and off lights with just a command.
