Thomas Edison, the great American inventor who also invented the phonograph. But not everyone knows the drama behind inventing the lightbulb. Did Edison REALLY invent the lightbulb?

While the machine was a novelty that made national headlines ... selecting carbonized bamboo for his first commercial electric light bulb. Adapted for the internet from “Thomas Edison, Chemist” ...

You might have learned in school that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, but the truth is much stranger (public domain) It has been known for a long time that passing a current through a wire ...

In 1883 Swan teamed up with Thomas Edison of the USA, who also had just made a successful electric light bulb.

Fronted by a luxurious mustache, this loyal lieutenant to Thomas ... invented the phonograph, Johnson took the machine on tour, charging crowds to drum up excitement. When Edison patented the ...

CK speculates that the fan was made ... a light bulb manufacturer. “In many parts of the world, if you ask someone to name the greatest inventor, chances are they will say ‘Thomas Edison’.