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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who invented the electric light bulb?
A
Karl Benz
B
Robert Fulton
C
Thomas Edison
D
Eli Whitney
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On January 27, 1880, Thomas Edison received the historic patent embodying the principles of his incandescent lamp that paved the way for the universal domestic use of electric light.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Incandescent Light Bulb (1879): October 22-23, 2022. According to the Thomas Edison National Historical Park, “In 1879, he made an incandescent bulb that burned long enough to be practical, long enough to light a home for many hours.

Detailed explanation-3: -On New Year’s Eve 1879, after toiling in his laboratory for over a year, Thomas Alva Edison unveiled his electric light bulb to the public in his hometown of Menlo Park, New Jersey. The very bulb is on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

Detailed explanation-4: -A Brief History of the Light Bulb The electric light, one of the everyday conveniences that most affects our lives, was not “invented” in the traditional sense in 1879 by Thomas Alva Edison, although he could be said to have created the first commercially practical incandescent light.

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