incandescent light bulb

Summary

incandescent light bulb is an invention^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of invention entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,460 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• incandescent light bulb is credited with the discovery of Thomas Edison^[3].
• incandescent light bulb is credited with the discovery of Joseph Swan^[4].
• incandescent light bulb is credited with the discovery of Alexander Lodygin^[5].
• incandescent light bulb is credited with the discovery of Alessandro Volta^[6].
• incandescent light bulb is credited with the discovery of H. D. F. Kitto^[7].
• incandescent light bulb's video is recorded as Latarnie-morskie-w-Polsce-01.webm^[8].
• incandescent light bulb's image is recorded as Gluehlampe 01 KMJ.jpg^[9].
• incandescent light bulb's image is recorded as Christ Church NYC 117.jpg^[10].
• incandescent light bulb's instance of is recorded as invention^[11].
• incandescent light bulb's made from material is recorded as glass^[12].
• incandescent light bulb's made from material is recorded as argon^[13].
• incandescent light bulb's GND ID is recorded as 4122178-3^[14].
• incandescent light bulb's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85041761^[15].
• incandescent light bulb's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122625884^[16].
• incandescent light bulb's subclass of is recorded as light bulb^[17].
• incandescent light bulb's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00561385^[18].
• incandescent light bulb's Commons category is recorded as Incandescent light bulbs^[19].
• incandescent light bulb's Unicode character is recorded as 💡^[20].
• incandescent light bulb's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 45262^[21].
• incandescent light bulb's has part is recorded as electrical filament^[22].
• incandescent light bulb's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1879-00-00T00:00:00Z^[23].
• incandescent light bulb's source of energy is recorded as electrical energy^[24].
• incandescent light bulb's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cpk7^[25].
• incandescent light bulb's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph778886^[26].
• incandescent light bulb's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Incandescent light bulbs^[27].

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Designation and Status

incandescent light bulb's instance of is recorded as invention^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for incandescent light bulb include Svetlana^[28], a business^[29], in Soviet Union^[30], founded in 1889^[31], headquartered in Saint Petersburg^[32].

Why It Matters

incandescent light bulb ranks in the top 5% of invention entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,460 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include Svetlana^[28], a business^[29], in Soviet Union^[30], founded in 1889^[31], headquartered in Saint Petersburg^[32].