The Electric Light Bulb Was Invented Centuries Before Edison

Visit to get started learning STEM for free. The first 200 people will get 20 off their annual premium subscription and a 30day free trial. Thomas Edison often gets credit for the invention of the light bulb, but a good argument can be made that they were around centuries earlier in the form of barometric light. Hosted by: Reid Reimers Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Alex Hackman, Ash, Bryan Cloer, charles george, Chris Mackey, Chris Peters, Christoph Schwanke, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Harrison Mills, Jaap Westera, Jason A, Saslow, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jeremy Mattern, Kevin Bealer, Matt Curls, Michelle Dove, Piya Shedden, Rizwan Kassim, Sam Lutfi Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet SciShow Tangents Podcast: TikTok: Twitter: Instagram: Facebook: , SciShow, science, education, learning, complexly Sources: Sources: IMAGES