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The English chemist Humphry Davy creates the first electric light. Its arc lamp connects a battery to a carbon rod by means of a cable.Although it produced light, it did not produce it for long and was too bright for practical use.
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Canadian inventors Henry Woodward and Mathew Evans file a patent for an incandescent light bulb consisting of carbon rods in a glass cylinder filled with nitrogen. Five years later they sell their creation to Thomas Alva Edison.
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Thomas Edison's team enhances the bulb with a charred bamboo filament that can burn for 1,200 hours. The previous model melted at 40.
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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.
