invention of the light bulb
EnchantedLearning.com The Invention of the Light Bulb: Davy, Swan and Edison. Much later, in 1860, the English physicist Sir Joseph Wilson Swan (1828-1914) was determined to devise a practical, long-lasting electric light. He found that a carbon paper filament worked well, but burned up quickly.ewis Howard Latimer (1848-1928) improved the bulb by inventing a carbon filament (patented in 1881); Latimer was a member of Edison's research team, which was called Edison's Pioneers.. In 1882, Latimer developed and patented a method of manufacturing his carbon filaments.