The invention of lightbulbs was such a great idea that it became the symbol of ideas. amirite?

Before the lightbulb, whenever someone got an idea, a candle appeared above their heads

by Anonymous 2 years ago

And before that, a campfire would

by Anonymous 2 years ago

The last time that happened to me, my hair burned off. Would not recommend

by Anonymous 2 years ago

And before that, only flame would.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

At what point was it sliced bread?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Before the invention of sliced bread, you had to put PB & jelly between two full loaves of bread and eat it like that

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Id love to see that

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Before that only a lightning bolt.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

And before that, people only got ideas at midday

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Got your Caveman sitting around, Grok is rubbing sticks over his head while Urk knocks flintstones against a sturdy brow. Eventually, one of them will get a bright idea. Technology, Science... all because of them.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Imaging scalding wax dripping on your head every time you tried to be creative. Times were tough back then.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Sounds like the scene at Pentecost (flames came to rest on the heads of the disciples).

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Hard to overstate the importance of electric lighting. From what I understand, that was the driving force behind early electrification.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

> that was the driving force behind early electrification. Actually the first driving for electricity was from power transmission. As in transferring motive power from a distant source, like a water fall, to a remote factory. This revolutionized factory building. Since you no longer had to build your factory next to a water fall or similar source.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Thomas Edison tried 2000 times to make a lightbulb. He failed. When queried, he respondec, "I didn't fail to make a lightbulb, I just found 2000 ways not to make a lightbulb." After that, he stole the design from Nikola Tesla and marketed the design as his own.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

He didn't even make the first lightbulb, other inventors had working versions before him

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I'm aware. I am saying Edison is noy nearly as smart as everyone thinks. Most of old Eddy's "inventions" he stole from Tesla.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Thomas Edison really was one of those savants back in the day. We owe a lot of our daily comforts to that man. I wish he was my dad.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Brought to you by Germany. Your welcome guys. No need to thank us.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Who do we need to thank? I've seen a whole load of Brits and the odd American involved with the history of the lightbulb, but not much from the Germans.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You're *

by Anonymous 2 years ago

In Germany, such a moment is referred to as a "Geistesblitz", which roughly translates to "lighting of the spirit".

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Mind flash probably rolls of your tongue a wee bit better. Although I'm still not sure what either of you two want to tell us regarding the light bulb symbol.

by Anonymous 2 years ago