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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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James Bowman Lindsay became the first person to contain an electrical charge inside of a glass bulb. He proudly showed his creation to others, though it was very unreliable at the time.
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Using Humphry Davy's Arc Lamp, Paris set a new record. They became the first city to attempt lighting their streets with electric street lamps.
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Heinrich Geissler, a glassblower by trade, created a special tube to use with electricity. It could contain an electric charge, and it would pave the way for neon and other types of lighting.
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Thomas Edison devoted his adult life to working with electricity. He patented a lamp in 1879, then a 16-watt light bulb in 1880.
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Mr. Tesla had worked closely with Thomas Edison before branching out on his own. He worked on creating a wireless electrical lamp.
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Paris continued setting the stage for the newest designs in electrical lighting. They demonstrated the first neon lighting, which was created by Georges Claude, at the Paris Motor Show.
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A man named Edmund Germer created a lamp for fluorescent lighting. This new type of lighting would grow in popularity.
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At New York's World Fair, companies demonstrated the efficiency of the fluorescent light bulb. With WWII upon them, the world
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The Philips Company created a fluorescent energy saving lamp. It used an integrated conventional ballast, but it was expensive for consumers to purchase.
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When Edison patented his 16-watt bulb, it 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.
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A man named Shuji Nakamura created a new type of lighting. Using blue and white LED, or light-emitting diodes, he started a revolution of LED lighting.
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The Energy department recognized the need for greater efficiency in electric lighting. They created a device that would package LED's together to generate better lighting.
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The Energy Department decided to hold a contest for companies to create more efficient energy. Philips won the competition in 2011 with their affordable LED bulb.
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As of 2012, more than 49 million LED bulbs were being used across America. This saved around $675 million in energy costs.