

The first successful incandescent light bulb was made by the British inventor Sir Joseph Swan.

While conversion of electrical energy to light was demonstrated in laboratories as early as 1801 by English scientist Humphry Davy, it took more than 100 years for the modern form of the electric light bulb to be developed, with the contributions of many inventors. Incandescent light bulb An incandescent light bulb with a glowing filament. 2.8 What idea(s) and/or inventions had to be developed before it could be created?.1.8 What ideas and/or inventions had to be developed before it could be created?.
