did thomas edison really create the light bulb?

Question

well...did he? (my hw pls help)

thx for the help

Answer 1

Contrary to what schools have taught for years, the American icon, Thomas Edison, neither invented the light bulb, nor held the first patent to the modern design of the light bulb.

Apparently, the we gave the esteemed Mr. Edison credit for the invention solely because he owned a power company, later known as General Electric, and a light bulb is just a bulb without a source of electricity to light it. In reality, light bulbs used as electric lights existed 50 years prior to Thomas Edison's 1879 patent date in the U.S.

Additionally, Joseph Swan, a British inventor, obtained the first patent for the same light bulb in Britain one year prior to Edison's patent date. Swan even publicly unveiled his carbon filament light bulb in New Castle, England a minimum of 10 years before Edison shocked the world with the announcement that he invented the first light bulb. Edison's light bulb, in fact, was a carbon copy of Swan's light bulb.

http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/explain/docs/edison.asp

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060705121121AA717PX

Answer 2

see: The Invention of the Light Bulb: Davy, Swan and Edison - link!

Answer 3

An electric light (the arch lamp), had already been invented, but it was too bright and probably too dangerous for indoor use.

Edison created the first practical incandescent light bulb, so you are correct. You should be able to find articles about him using Google.

Answer 4

Edison invented light bulb(incandescent bulb ) in 1879....But some ppl say that sir Humphry Davy had invented it in 1809....

Answer 5

He didn't create it. He invented it, based on thousands of experiments.