USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On January 27, 1880, Edison received the historic patent embodying the principles of his incandescent lamp that paved the way for the universal domestic use of electric light. The patent number for his electric lamp is 223, 898.

Detailed explanation-2: -Edison did not actually invent the light bulb, of course. People had been making wires incandesce since 1761, and plenty of other inventors had demonstrated and even patented various versions of incandescent lights by 1878, when Edison turned his attention to the problem of illumination.

Detailed explanation-3: -Woodward & Evans did not have enough money to develop their invention, so they sold the rights to U.S. Patent 181, 613 to Thomas Edison.