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Humphry Davy
In 1809 (no sites had the specific date) Davy invented the first incandescent light bulb by using Alessandro Volta's voltaic pile and hooked it up to a battery. He also created the first miner's safety helmet in 1815. -
James Lindsay
In 1835 (no specific dates) Lindsay constant electric light and said that he could read a book about a foot and a half away from it. -
Hermann Sprengel
In 1875 (no specific dates) Spengel created the mercury vacuum pump. Without this, there would've never been a practical way to make the lightbulb. -
Sir Joseph Wilson Swan
He was the first person to create a longer lasting lightbulb, one that lasted for 13.5 hours and was made from a carbon fiber fillament derived from cotton. -
The Invention of the Lightbulb
The one most people associate the lightbulb with is Thomas Eddison, however he wasn't the first to find a way to generate electricity. He was the first in America, but not in the rest of the world.
