Edison's Electric Light Bulb Patent (1880) |
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Thomas Alva Edison's Patent Application for the Electric Light Bulb, 1880. Thomas Alva Edison received a patent for his incandescent light on January 27, 1880. Courtesy of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Click here to enlarge. |
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