What Does The Edison Light Bulb Need To Work?
Edison’s Light Bulb was a major breakthrough in human history, as light became more available and long lasting. This experiment shows us the relative simple yet long process to create a vacuum light bulb.
In this experiment we used simple household items to create a simple-design light bulb. We used various different materials as cables to connect the light bulb. Many of these materials included from copper wire, tungsten wire, and even mechanical pencil replacements. We learned from this that depending on the material of the material used, is the current we allowed to pass. For example if we use tungsten wire then it is more capable to withstand high currents of electricity compared to mechanical pencil replacements. Also different currents were used in this experiment to create light, but only after a certain current of 20 watts the light bulb actually turned on. After 26 watts the connection between the metal clamps connecting the light together burnt out.
In conclusion, from this experiment we learned many things, not only from the science of light and currents, but also from the history of Edison’s dedication to his invention. If he would not have created this light bulb, there would be a major setback in human history. Edison’s light bulb is the world’s most important invention to date.
Here is a quick demonstration of my project! Enjoy!