Thomas Edison Enters Light Bulb Scene

Finally Thomas Edison, after thousands of experiments, in 1879 figures out that carbonized paper filament produces a lasting light bulb. Thomas Edison's bulb produced light for almost 15 hours. Thus, he is credited with producing first effective and useful incandescent bulb.

Thomas Edison tried more than 6,000 different plant species before he discovered one that would work as a proper filament. A few years later a gentleman named Lewis Latimer patented a process that allowed carbon filaments to be manufactured more efficiently. His process extended life of Edison's carbon filaments, producing an even longer lasting light bulb.

Thomas Edison of course never stopped working on light bulb. After creating first incandescent light bulb to last, he worked on creating first useful incandescent lamp. Thankfully many other researchers continued to refine Edison's work. Because of this, there are many different varieties of bulb available today.

Let's take a peak at some of inventions that followed first incandescent bulb.

New Discoveries in Incandescence

The journey of light bulb did not stop with Edison. In early 1900s researchers discovered that tungsten filaments were more efficient for producing long lasting light that carbon ones. Now tungsten is standard for light bulb filaments, even in modern times.

Today light bulb has evolved into a work of art. There are many different categories of light bulb today, aside from traditional incandescent. Some of more popular varieties include:

• Full spectrum light bulbs
• Automotive LED bulbs
• Compact fluorescent light bulbs
• Halogen light bulbs
• Projector light bulbs
• Tanning bed bulbs
• Specialty light bulbs

As you can see, light bulb has come a long way. Thanks to hard efforts of many scientists, light bulb has evolved into a complex creation!

Economical and Long Lasting

Halogen light bulbs are a good choice for someone willing to pay a little extra to get a high quality bulb in long run. Halogen bulbs provide more light than a traditional light bulb. They also last much longer. You can use them indoors or outdoors. They do get hot however, so keep this in mind when buying.

Soft and Energy Efficient Light

If you want soft, energy efficient light you may consider compact fluorescent light bulbs. Compact bulbs produce light that is similar to incandescent bulbs, only softer. These light bulbs also use far less electricity than standard light bulbs and last much longer. Because of this they are a good value. You can use compact bulbs in almost any ordinary lamp. Most cost same as traditional bulbs, so you save money in long run. Most compact bulbs last up to 10,000 hours. That's several year's value in a light bulb.

Specialty Needs

Of course, if you have specialty lighting needs there are various bulbs to choose from. Projector light bulbs luminate your projector if you have a projector for personal or business use. Tanning light bulbs, much like full spectrum light bulbs, provide a high intensity light. Tanning bulbs mainly emit ultraviolet A and B light to help tan skin.

Need a bulb for your automobile? Chances are you need an automotive LED bulb. No problem. Chances are light in your car signals won't go out for a long time. If you want a light bulb that won't go out, LED bulb is best choice for you.

Now you know what types of bulbs are available and how a light bulb works. Always remember there is a light bulb out there for any lighting need! Happy lighting!