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Saturday, December 21 is the shortest day of the year so we thought it would be a good time to appreciate the history of light bulbs.
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We walk into a dark room and flick a light switch and don’t think anything of it. But you are using one of the greatest inventions ever made. The light bulb led to new energy breakthroughs — from power plants and electric transmission lines to home appliances and electric motors.