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The first ever light bulb was created by,Thomas Edison in 1879.
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Lewis Howard Latimer improved the bulb by inventing a carbon filament (patented in 1881)
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During the mid-1980s, the first CFLs began to hit the market starting at $25 to $35. Consumers were hesitant to embrace the new lighting technology due to its price, size, and performance.
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During the early 2000s, the first LED light bulbs hit the market. In 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the L Prize Competition, a competition designed to push the development of ultra-efficient solid-state lighting products
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A fluorescent lamp converts electrical energy into useful light much more efficiently than incandescent lamps.
