Most people will use Edison light bulbs in pendant lighting or lights that hang down from the ceiling over a space. These days, it’s normal for light bulbs to be compatible with light dimmers.

Select a bulb that complements your design. Edison bulbs are a popular choice for glass bottle pendant lights, as their warm glow and vintage filament add character to the fixture. LED bulbs are ...

Illustration by Meilan Solly / Background via Library of Congress In the autumn of 1878, Thomas Alva Edison had a problem. He hadn’t invented the light bulb—yet. Or, to put it more precisely ...

In 1878, Thomas Edison — already an internationally famous inventor in his early 30s, set out to create an incandescent light bulb that provided enough light to illuminate a home but would last ...

This twisted wire illustrates how the filament in the Edison bulb is twisted, but at a micro-scale – when the light's wavelength matches the length of the twist, the lightwaves twirl as they go ...

That's why Edison's electric light bulb was seen as a great advance. But Edison didn't invent it. The modern light bulb has a glass bulb filled with an unreactive gas, such as argon. The filament ...