{"id":981,"date":"2017-01-13T22:12:20","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T22:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mathwise.net\/?p=981"},"modified":"2017-01-13T22:12:20","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T22:12:20","slug":"thomas-edisons-patent-application-for-the-light-bulb-1880","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mathwise.net\/?p=981","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Edison&#8217;s Patent Application for the Light Bulb (1880)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n<!--\nh1 {\n\tfont-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\n\tfont-size: 17px;\n\tline-height: 20px;\n\tfont-weight: bold;\n\tmargin: 0px 0px 10px 0px;\n\tpadding: 0px;\n}\n\n-->\n<\/style>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Old English Text MT'; font-size: 300%;\"><b>Thomas Edison&#8217;s Patent Application for the Light Bulb (1880)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a name=\"wptoc_0_0_0\"><\/a><h1>Thomas Edison&#8217;s Patent Application for the Light Bulb (1880)<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Thomas Edison propelled the United States out of the gaslight era and into the electric age. From the time he was a boy, he was mesmerized by the mechanics of the universe and, with virtually no formal education, brought forth innovations that continue to dominate our lives. Out of his New Jersey laboratories, which were themselves inventions\u2014thoroughly equipped and fully staffed\u2014came 1,093 patented inventions and innovations that made Edison one of the most prolific inventors of all time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Three of his most famous inventions, the phonograph, a practical incandescent light bulb, and the moving picture camera, dazzled the public and revolutionized the way people live throughout the world. His thundering dynamos transformed the United States into the world\u2019s greatest industrial superpower.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">In 1878 the creation of a practical long-burning electric light had eluded scientists for decades. With dreams of lighting up entire cites, Edison lined up financial backing, assembled a group of brilliant scientists and technicians, and applied his genius to the challenge of creating an effective and affordable electric lamp. With unflagging determination, Edison and his team tried out thousands of theories, convinced that every failure brought them one step closer to success. 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/Erickson\/Documents\/My%20Webs\/mathwise\/images\/Document_Images\/Thomas_Edison's_Patent_Application_for_the_Light_Bulb1_1880.bmp\" width=\"500\" height=\"729\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/Erickson\/Documents\/My%20Webs\/mathwise\/images\/Document_Images\/Thomas_Edison's_Patent_Application_for_the_Light_Bulb2_1880.bmp\" width=\"500\" height=\"827\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">To the Honorable Commissioner of Patents:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Your Petitioner Thomas A. Edison of Menlo Park in the State of New Jersey prays that Letters Patent may be granted to him for the invention of an Improvement in Electric Lamps and in the method of manufacturing the same set forth in the annexed specification. (Case no. 186).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">And further prays that you will recognize Lemuel W. Serrell, of the City of New York, N.Y., as his Attorney, with full power of substitution and revocation, to prosecute this application, to make alterations and amendments therein, to receive the Patent, and to transact all business in the Patent Office connected Therewith.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">1879<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Edison&#8217;s Patent Application for the Light Bulb (1880) &nbsp; Thomas Edison&#8217;s Patent Application for the Light Bulb (1880) Thomas Edison propelled the United States out of the gaslight era and into the electric age. 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