Famous Why Was The Light Bulb Invented References. In 1802, humphry davy invented the first electric light. Web us inventor thomas edison often gets all the credit, but was he really the first to invent it, or did he just come up with a 'bright' idea?
Web on october 21st, 1879, in one of the most famous scientific tests in history, thomas edison debuted his signature invention: Web by jennifer latson. Later, in 1860, james bowman lindsay demonstrated a constant electric light by using a vacuum that was created by an oil engine.
