Edison bought the electric idea patent off Henry Woodward in 1876. Edison had his first successful attempts on 22 October 1879 and filed for a patent in 1880.
When Was The Light Bulb Invented By Thomas Edison Invented?
Late 1870's
1879
It wasn't invented by Thomas Edison of course. He simply improved it and marketed it.Many other inventors had produced such devices well before 1879 , the first incandescent bulb seems to date back to 1840 and it was patented by an English inventor in 1841 called Frederick de Moleyns.This was for a platinum filament in a vacuum tube.
Edison put together a practical light bulb on October 22, 1879.
Wikipedia has a great article on the electric light bulb, including its history. Why not drop by and skim it?
Wikipedia has a great article on the electric light bulb, including its history. Why not drop by and skim it?