What did Thomas Edison use as a filament in the first successful electric light bulb?

After experimenting with thousands of materials, Thomas Edison discovered in 1879 that a scorched cotton thread, the equivalent of a carbon wire, was the filament he needed.

It was one that would glow for a long period without melting in an electric light bulb.

Edison’s discovery ushered in the age of electric lighting.

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