When people name the most important inventions in history, light bulbs are usually on the list. They were much safer than earlier light sources, and they made more activities, for both work and play, ...

Certain inventions have dramatically transformed the way we live, communicate, and understand the world. Some groundbreaking ...

(Original Caption) Thomas A. Edison exhibits a replica of his first successful incandescent lamp, which gave 16 candlepower of illumination, in contrast to the ultimate in today's achievement, a ...

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