who really invented the light bulb
No, it wasnât Thomas Edison. Light bulbs were in use long before Edison applied for the patent in 1879. British inventor Humphry Davy invented an incandescent light bulb in 1801 and created the âarc lampâ in 1809. In 1835, Scottish inventor James Bowman Lindsay demonstrated a constant electric light in Dundee.In 1840, British scientist Warren de la Rue also demonstrated a light bulb.ritish inventor Humphry Davy invented an incandescent light bulb in 1801 and created the âarc lampâ in 1809. In 1835, Scottish inventor James Bowman Lindsay demonstrated a constant electric light in Dundee.