Edison incandescent lamps
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Edison incandescent lamps were early electric light bulbs developed by Thomas Edison that used a carbon filament in a vacuum to produce long-lasting, practical indoor lighting.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric light bulb
ⓘ
incandescent lamp ⓘ |
| associatedWithCompany | Edison Electric Light Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commercialIntroductionPeriod | early 1880s ⓘ |
| competedWith | arc lamps ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| developedAt | Menlo Park laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy | Thomas Edison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | 1878–1879 ⓘ |
| emits | visible light ⓘ |
| filamentSupport | looped filament design ⓘ |
| firstSuccessfulTestDate | 1879-10-21 ⓘ |
| glassBulbShape | pear-shaped bulb ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
filament
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glass bulb ⓘ metal leads ⓘ screw base ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
commercially viable design
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long-lasting illumination ⓘ practical indoor lighting ⓘ |
| hasFilamentType | carbon filament ⓘ |
| hasInventor | Thomas Edison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPatentNumber | US223898 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first widely adopted practical electric light for homes and businesses ⓘ |
| improvedOver | earlier short-lived incandescent prototypes ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of electric power distribution systems
ⓘ
standard screw-base lamp socket design ⓘ |
| introducedAtEvent |
1880s central station lighting systems
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public demonstrations at Menlo Park ⓘ |
| marketedBy | Edison Electric Light Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableInstallation |
Pearl Street Station customers in New York City
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steamship Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
evacuated glass bulb
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partial vacuum ⓘ |
| patentDate | 1880-01-27 ⓘ |
| patentedBy | Thomas Edison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poweredBy | electricity ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | modern incandescent light bulbs ⓘ |
| replaced | gas lighting in many indoor applications ⓘ |
| safetyComparedTo | safer than open-flame gas lighting ⓘ |
| typicalBurnTime |
about 40 hours in early versions
GENERATED
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up to about 1200 hours in improved versions GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial lighting
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indoor lighting ⓘ residential lighting ⓘ |
| usesFilamentMaterial | carbon ⓘ |
| usesPrinciple | incandescence ⓘ |
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