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What is an incandescent light bulb?

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An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light with a wire filament heated to such a high temperature that it glows with visible light (incandescence). The filament is protected from oxidation with a glass or fused quartz bulb that is filled with inert gas or a vacuum. read more

Incandescent bulbs are the original form of electric lighting and have been in use for over 100 years. While Thomas Edison is widely considered to be the inventor of the incandescent bulb, there are a number of people who invented components and prototypes of the light bulb well before Edison did. read more

An incandescent light bulb or light source is any device that uses electricity to heat a filament - or wire - until it is hot enough to glow white. If that was done in the open air, in the presence of oxygen, the metal filament would burn up before it got that hot. read more

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