Here we explore the making of the first light bulbs invented by Thomas Edison and Joseph Swan. Check out my sponsor Brilliant for a great way to learn math, science, and computer science: [ Ссылка ]
I've transcribed Edison's first electric lamp patent into a single image, as the archived scans available on government websites are almost too low quality to read. You can view the image here: [ Ссылка ]
A few things I read in my research for this video (not all are solid historical reports, but technically useful in my reinvention):
Who invented the filament?: [ Ссылка ]
Lamp Inventors 1880-1940: [ Ссылка ]
Lewis Latimer's book on the Edison System of electric lighting: [ Ссылка ]
Lewis Latimer patent for improved carbon filaments: [ Ссылка ]
Video of Edison reenacting bulb invention: [ Ссылка ]
Topsy the Elephant Was a Victim of Her Captors: [ Ссылка ]
Rumors that Edison electrocuted animals come from his association with Harold Brown (who definitely did): [ Ссылка ]
An article that is definitely not written by a historian, but I think has a fair perspective: [ Ссылка ]
The Oatmeal's response to the above article: [ Ссылка ]
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Thank you very much for watching!
-Ben
