From the neon tubes of theater marquees to your desk lamp at work, from the million-watt glare of sports stadiums to the nightlight faintly glowing in your child's bedroom, it's impossible to imagine the modern world without artificial lighting.
Collectors Weekly went back to the 1880s to shine a light on the history of the incandescent light bulb. This article explains how incandescent bulbs replaced the leading-edge technology of the day, gas lighting and arc lamps, as well as how we ended up with the bulb's iconic screw-in base, which was actually just one of several competing 'formats' at the time.
(thanks Lisa)
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