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The Incandescent Spark: Thomas Edison and the Lightbulb
A cinematic deep-dive into the incandescent lightbulb — the spark of genius, the thousands of failed filaments, the race against rival inventors, and the night Menlo Park glowed to banish darkness forever.
Episode Breakdown
Covers the Menlo Park laboratory, filament testing with thousands of organic materials, Joseph Swan patent disputes, the Pearl Street Station utility grid, the War of Currents, and the profound social/biological impact of artificial light on human sleep and nightlife.