The True Story of the Light Bulb

It’s the most famous invention in history…the glowing symbol of human genius. But what if I told

you the light bulb wasn’t actually Edison’s idea? That the man credited with bringing light

to the world… might have taken it from someone else. This is the untold

story of the invention that lit up the planet… and the lie that came with it.

Before the light bulb, the world was ruled by darkness. Streets were lit

with oil lamps that smoked and stank. Factories shut down after sunset. A single flame meant

the difference between safety and disaster. And every inventor in the 1800s dreamed the same dream to

trap light inside glass. It wasn’t Edison who started the race.