Sprout lightbulb

The Lightbulb

By kaylarh18
  • Jan 1, 1450

    Cristallo glass was invented

  • Blown plate was invented for mirrors and such

  • George Ravenscroft fixed the crizzling glass problem

  • Crown glass was invented

  • Polished plate was invented

  • James Hartley invented rolled plate glass

  • Actual lightbulb invention

    Actual lightbulb invention

    The lightbulb was succesfully made by Thomas Edison on this date.

  • Machined rolled glass invented which allowed patterns

  • Wired glass invention by Pilkington

  • Machine drawn cylinder glass technique invention

  • Flat drawn sheet glass technique was invented

  • Polished plate glass was invented

  • Sir Alistair Pilkington invented float glass

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