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Edison "New Year's Eve" Lamp
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Edison "New Year's Eve" Lamp

Edison, Thomas Alva · 1879 · carbon (overall material)

From the collection of National Museum of American History. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Thomas Edison used this carbon-filament bulb in the first public demonstration of his most famous invention, the first practical electric incandescent lamp, which took place at his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory on New Year's Eve, 1879.

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light bulbLighting DevicesNo BaseHorseshoeCarbonWork and Industry: Electricity
Credit lineEdison "New Year's Eve" Lamp. 1879. Edison, Thomas Alva. National Museum of American History, from General Electric Co.. CC0.
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