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frankamari.bsky.social
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55 days ago
#OTD 1880, Thomas Edison patented the incandescent lamp.
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brianstouffer123.bsky.social
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55 days ago
Too bad he stole the idea from someone.
https://www.cio.com/article/266493/consumer-technology-thomas-edison-joseph-swan-and-the-real-deal-behind-the-light-bulb.html?amp=1
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rupertstubbs.bsky.social
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55 days ago
Yeah, Tesla invented the far more efficient LED, but Edison had better PR skills so it never got developed.
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eberlambert.bsky.social
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55 days ago
Tesla myth building continues.
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arxivofourminds.bsky.social
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55 days ago
Edison ran a sweatshop for immigrant inventors . . . just saying . . .
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reneflynn.bsky.social
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55 days ago
Right here where I live. The museum is unassuming yet fascinating.
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jonathan-r-s.bsky.social
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55 days ago
2025 Trump blew it out
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gwhogg.bsky.social
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55 days ago
Patented His version? Weren't there other versions with different filiments?
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eberlambert.bsky.social
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55 days ago
He didn’t invent it. He just designed one that worked well enough to mass produce.
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b3blaise.bsky.social
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55 days ago
He patented the idea that others thought of before. He was the one that filled out the paperwork, because he had lawyers and people by then.
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markabuchanan.bsky.social
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55 days ago
Yes, he fell and struck his head on the toilet, and when he woke up, he drew this.
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