There’s a persistent myth that Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb. Although he and his employees did develop some of the earliest commercially successful lightbulbs, he wasn’t actually the first to come up with the idea.

Here are some resources to learn more about Thomas Edison and the lightbulb:

• Friedel, Robert & Israel, Paul (2010).  Edison's Electric Light: The Art of Invention.  The Johns Hopkins University Press.
• Houston, Edwin J. & Kennelly, A. E. (1896).  Electric Incandescent Lighting.  The W. J. Johnston Company.
• Live Science.  Who Invented the Light Bulb?  https://www.livescience.com/43424-who-invented-the-light-bulb.html#:~:text=Several%20months%20after%20the%201879,the%201880s%20and%20early%201900s.

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