In the age of the LED light bulb, consumers have an unfathomable range of lighting options. This has, perversely, made the ...

The problem is, the wire — the filament — would burn up quickly ... people who claimed they had actually invented the incandescent light before Edison. The courts eventually decided that ...

Born in Sunderland, he studied chemistry and moved to Tyneside where, after many years of persistent effort, he created the first successful 'incandescent filament electric lamp' - the light bulb.

No you're not imagining it. Headlights have gotten brighter, and Michiganders have limited options for dealing with the issue.

Turning on the light forces electricity through the filament, which heats up and glows brightly. Incandescent lighting works ...