Declassified Government Photos That Show a Different Side of History

Thomas Edison’s Patent for the Light Blub

Public Domain / National Archives

Thomas Edison didn’t invent the light bulb, but he did patent the incandescent light bulb on January 27, 1880. The original light bulbs didn’t last long, but Edison’s modified version was brighter and burned longer than any other bulb.

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