incandescent light bulb
electric light bulb with a resistively heated wire filament
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Summary
incandescent light bulb is an invention[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of invention entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,061 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Thomas Edison[3], Joseph Swan[4], Alexander Lodygin[5], Alessandro Volta[6], H. D. F. Kitto[7]
- Made from material: glass[8], argon[9]
- Subclass of: light bulb[10]
- Commons category: Incandescent light bulbs[11]
- Unicode character: 💡[12]
- Has part(s): electrical filament[13]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1879[14]
- Source of energy: electrical energy[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Incandescent light bulbs[16]
- Commons gallery: Incandescent light bulb[17]
- Represents: creativity[18], idea[19]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[21], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[22]
- Different from: Q42885863[23]
- MCN code: 7011.10.10[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25]
- Copyright status: public domain[26]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for incandescent light bulb include Svetlana[27], a business[28], in Soviet Union[29], founded in 1889[30], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[31].
Why It Matters
incandescent light bulb has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 122 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
Entities named for it include Svetlana[27], a business[28], in Soviet Union[29], founded in 1889[30], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[31].