Today in History: The Incandescent Light Bulb

On this day (December 31) in 1879 Thomas Edison demonstrated the incandescent light bulb in public for the first time. The light bulb is one of those inventions that changed our entire world. Take a moment and look around you right now and think about how light inhabits our living space and our work space and our public spaces and our world. Imagine it. You can actually see the lights of our continents from outer space. And you can see the face of your wife (or partner) or your child as they lay sleeping no matter how late the hour. You can read or write no matter what time it is. And if you stop to think for just a moment each of you reading this could add something important in your life that you couldn’t enjoy if the world was dark after sunset. You might share those thoughts in the comments section. And you might say Thank You to Thomas Edison.