Electric light bulbs had been around for decades by the 1870s. Most demonstration systems used arc lamps, which seemed far too bright and burned much too hot for indoor household use. In 1878 ...

One of their top takeaways: There's no such thing as a "lightbulb moment," where a fully-formed idea for a successful business suddenly pops into your head. "There is this myth that as an ...

He said called APD Chief James Slayton about "an idea — lightbulb went off in my head," he said. He wanted to provide outdoor bulbs to residents. Bufano called NYSEG when he wasn't working ...

more efficient incandescent bulbs. But (double surprise!) the idea of requiring efficient lightbulbs sprang fully formed from the head of a Republican, Michigan Rep. Fred Upton. Not only did ...