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Brand new idea, Not a new invention?!

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The lightbulb, The most widely known source of light, excluding the sun. It has been around for a couple hundred years, with several different versions. The ordinary lightbulb, biodegradable, power saving, etc. However, who invented the first lightbulb? You would say Thomas Edison, but did you know that that is false? He didn’t invent it, he recreated it for a more conventional use. So before Edison began working on the lightbulb, it had already been around for a long time You see, as Edison started to “invent” the lightbulb, Joseph Swan had already created a platinum rod lightbulb. By the time Edison finished his creation, He and Swan had submitted their versions at the same time. Instead of filing for a lawsuit, Edison and Swan agreed to split the credit between the two of them, but why does Edison get all the credit? Well, because his was more conventional. It would burn for up to 600 hours before burning out. Using carbon and bamboo filaments, instead of platinum rods and co