Thomas Edison
Inventor of the light bulb
Facts about Edison
The light bulb made the development of,
-The parallel circuit
-a durable light bulb
-an underground connector netwok
-devices for maintaining constant voltage
-safety fuses and insulating materials
-light sockets with on and off switches
Edison's rivalry
-While Edison was making the light bulb (First electrical current) there was also a competitor that was trying to create the first electrical current befre him. His name was Nicola Tesla. Some people believe that Tesla was better the Edison.
Edison's biggist challenge
-Edison's biggist challenge was the development of a pratical incandescent, electric light.