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In 1802, Humphry Davy invented the first electric light. He experimented with electricity to invent an electric battery, he then connected wires from the battery to a piece of carbon which caused the carbon to glow.
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Edison experimented with thousands of different filaments to find just the right materials to glow well and be long-lasting. In 1879, Edison discovered that a carbon filament that glowed but did not burn up for 40 hours. this made the world of lightbulb affordable.
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Mr. Tesla worked with Thomas Edison before experimenting on creating his own wireless electrical lamp.
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Paris demonstrated the first neon lighting, which was created by Georges Claude at a paris motor show.
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Edmund Germer created a lamp for fluorescent lighting this type of lighting grew in popularity.
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The Philips Company created a fluorescent energy saving lamp. It was expensive for consumers to purchase the new technology.
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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, he started a revolution of LED lighting.
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The Energy Department realised the need for more efficient lighting.
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as of 2012 more than 49 million light bulbs were being used and had saved 675 million dollars in energy costs