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-A '''lightbulb''', also known as an ''incandescent lamp'', is a [[glass]] bulb encasing a source of illumination.
-The light is created by an [[electricity|electric]] current passing through through [[wire]] to a [[metal]] filament, creating heat and ''incandescence'' (bright light).
-Experimentation with incandescent lamps began in the early 19th Century.  [[Thomas Alva Edison|Thomas Edison]] is credited with [[patent|patenting]] an improved, commercially-viable lightbulb.