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99% Invisible-144- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

99% Invisible-144- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

Released Wednesday, 10th December 2014
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99% Invisible-144- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

99% Invisible-144- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

99% Invisible-144- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

99% Invisible-144- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

Wednesday, 10th December 2014
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Hanging in the garage of Fire Station #6 in Livermore, California, there’s a small, pear-shaped light bulb. It is glowing right now.This lightbulb has been glowing, with just a couple of momentary interruptions, for 113 years. You can see it glow in real time.The bulb is a genuine heirloom from the dawn of electric illumination, built by one of its pioneers: Adolphe Chaillet.

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