Sentences with phrase «electric light bulbs»

The first cave in the world with electric light bulbs as we know them today was the Kraushöhle in Austria in 1883.

if apple had created this device 10 years ago, we might not even have e-ink today — just like we could have ended up with gas mantle lamps instead of electric light bulbs.

Think about it, until the invention of electric light bulbs, people relied on the sun for the majority of their light.

With the invention of electric light bulbs in the 1870s, followed by the development of television, the Internet, and other high tech devices, researchers have argued that the duration of sleep has been shortened from the «natural» levels evolved in our hunter - gatherer ancestors.

If you do a bit of research you will discover that WVB did not invent the Saturn V rocket in the same way that Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb.

«Edison did not invent the first electric light bulb, but instead invented the first commercially practical incandescent light...»

We would most likely still be sailing on wooden ships, Steamships, Trains and cars and the electric light bulb would never have been done, if were not for men like Ford, Morgan, Carnegie etc..

For some the decrease was around 12 decibels, about the magnitude of an electric light bulb's hum.

Remember: The world championship baseball team has to win only 57 % of its games; Thomas Edison «failed» in thousands of experiments to find the filament that would properly illuminate his first electric light bulb.

The most disruptive event in the history of biotime occurred on December 31, 1879 with the invention of the electric light bulb.

Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb 17.

He is credited with inventing such everyday things as the telephone, electric light bulb, phonograph, telegraph, motion pictures and much more.

First came the electric light bulb, then appliances and equipment that needed electricity, then came the grid to provide the service.

Edison had 10,000 tries at the electric light bulb.

Edison created the first electric light bulb, motion picture camera, and phonograph among other things, which leads us to believe E.D. has some innovative tricks up its sleeve.

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The incandescent light bulb was a vacuum - filled glass globe in which an electric current heated a resistive thin strip of material (called a filament) until it glowed, producing light.

Mining is big business in Canada — and the metals and minerals we're producing are essential to increase the global supply of solar panels, wind turbines, smart grids, LED light bulbs and electric cars.

This structure is a big reason that Apple has a much narrower line of products than a conventional company like General Electric, which makes everything from light bulbs to MRI machines.

W. W. Grainger (GWW), with 2016 sales of $ 10.1 billion, is North America's leading broad line supplier to businesses of maintenance, repair, and operating products such as hand tools, electric motors, light bulbs, and janitorial items.

1) the light bulb «burned out,» 2) the fuse or breaker failed, 3) the electricity provided by the power company failed, 4) for some reason the switch itself failed, 5) the power line has been severed or maybe, 6) the electric bill was not paid and there could be other unmentioned reasons, but, nonetheless, faith was employed to operate the switch in the first place, even if the expected results failed.

We didn't know we had to pay something called an «electric bill,» until after I walked around the pitch black apartment, flicking every light switch, and eventually realizing that, no, not every light bulb had simultaneously gone out while I was at work.

Before his address, the president toured the city's iconic General Electric plant which is producing giant turbines — among other things — that are exported to nations as far away as Kuwait, India and China — a far cry from the light bulb filaments invented by Thomas Edison that put GE on the map in the late 19th century.

For a Northern California household in a region served by the Pacific Gas & Electric utility, a one - time investment of $ 1,150 for 30 LED - based light bulbs of 60 watts at a cost of $ 35 each would pay itself back within two and a half years even if the bulbs operate only three hours per day on average, the J.P. Morgan report says.

«When we finally discovered the eggs, we felt like Thomas Edison must have felt seeing an electric bulb lighting for the first time.

In the 1800s, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg from Michigan put together what he called an «electric light bath» from light bulbs, right around the time that light bulbs (which emitted a lot of near infrared light) were invented.

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The warm glow of an old electric light - bulb, which has been banned in many countries because it is so energy inefficient, may soon be making a comeback All 12V MR16 lamp bulbs will be phased out from 2013 if draft legislation is approved.

Electricity: ♦ Attract, Battery, Benjamin Franklin, Circuit, Closed Circuit, Conductor, Current, Electric Field, Electricity, Electromagnet, Electron, Insulator, Light Bulb, Open Circuit, Parallel Circuit, Repel, Series Circuit, Static Electricity, Switch, Voltmeter 2.

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From using more energy - efficient light bulbs to driving hybrid or electric vehicles, it's clear to see that we as a population are becoming more and more green.

Standard equipmemt includes oil - pressure and coolan - temperature gauges; a dash panel with warning lights that signal the condition of outside light bulbs, vital fluids and the like; power - assisted four - wheel disc brakes; power - assisted rack - and - pinion steering; centrally activated power door locks; power windows; electric rear - window defroster; mechanically reclining front bucket seats; front and read headrests; headlamp washers; integral rear fog lamps; digital clock; full - sized spare tire; took kit.

On the exterior, the HEV variant gets a gloss black radiator grille, projector halogen headlamps, bulb - type rear combination taillights, chrome door handles and electric side mirrors, blue and / or grey highlights (depending on body colour) and LED daytime running lights are standard across the range.

Standard equipment includes a 120 - mph (200 - kmh) speedometer, analog clock, engine - coolant temperature and fuel gauges, unit body construction with integral «safety cage,» multi-link rear suspension, 12 - outlet heat and vent system with rear - seat outlets, electric rear - window defroster with automatic timer, bulb - failure sensor with warning light, air conditioner, dual outside mirrors with manual remote adjusters, central electric door and trunk locking, integrated front and rear mud flaps.

The incandescent light bulb and the first commercial power station - which grew into a whole mass of electric companies that eventually came together to form Edison General Electric (later simply General Elelectric companies that eventually came together to form Edison General Electric (later simply General ElElectric (later simply General ElectricElectric).

W. W. Grainger (GWW), with 2016 sales of $ 10.1 billion, is North America's leading broad line supplier to businesses of maintenance, repair, and operating products such as hand tools, electric motors, light bulbs, and janitorial items.

Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis: Company Description: Grainger Inc. is the largest global distributor of industrial and commercial supplies, such as hand tools, electric motors, light bulbs and janitorial items.

This can happen if the snake has access to exposed heat lamps, light bulbs or electric hot rocks or sizzle stones within the cage.

For people living in the poorest regions of the world without access to, or money for electric bulbs, the bottle light has the potential to significantly improve the quality of life, as Notions Capital describes it, for «billions of poor people in sun - swept favelas, shantytowns, and bidonvilles and scattered rural dwellings around the globe.»

Liter of Light is a project which transforms ordinary bottles into glowing bulbs that cost little or nothing, never burn out and are as bright as an electric bulb.

Often associated in the 70's with kinetic and concrete art, his work has also a strong affinity with Dada, Kurt Schwitters and Marcel Duchamp, working with found objects, tables, chairs, crates, tools, jugs, suitcases, lampshades, wine glasses (filled with wine, red as it happens) and electric light, which through the conductors of fluorescents and bulbs is a ready - made in itself.

Many works included the concept of the material's lifespan: Gonzalez - Torres's elegant strings of light bulbs are allowed to burn out during exhibitions and Morris's Metered Bulb displays a working light bulb alongside an electric company meter that monotonously records its energy expenditBulb displays a working light bulb alongside an electric company meter that monotonously records its energy expenditbulb alongside an electric company meter that monotonously records its energy expenditure.

Sarah Sze is known for her complex sculptures and site - specific installations, for which she utilizes everyday objects such as tea bags, water bottles, light bulbs, and electric fans.

Known for her unexpected and carefully arranged combinations of materials, from cotton buds and tea bags to water bottles and ladders, light bulbs and electric fans, Sze has presented ephemeral installations that penetrate walls, suspend from ceilings and burrow into the ground.

Electric Anaconda (1965) is a five - foot column of seven flat black painted brass globes with argon bulbs that light up in timed phases.

ELLIOTT HUNDLEY Incandescent Tangle I 2007 willow, bamboo, paper, rope, string, masonite, ceramic, plaster, wire, silk, shells, glue, copper leaf, electric lamp with yellow light bulb 96 1/2 x 49 x 33 inches (243.8 x 124.5 x 83.8 cm) ARG # HE2007 - 013

Francisco Tropa, Antipode, 2015, Wood Movingui, Wood Iroko, table, tripod, dimensions variable, Francisco Tropa, Antipodes, 2015, Plexiglas, brass, stone, electric wire, light bulb, Variable dimensions, H: 20 x 50 x 17 cm each, Franz Erhard Walther, Inhalt, 1958, Pencil and gouache on thin cardboard, 20.2 x 69.8 cm, Franz Erhard Walther, Form R, 1994, cotton fabric, foam, wood, 1/3: 180 x 36 x 20 cm, 2/3: 94 x 78 x 20 cm, 3/3: 86 x 36 x 20 cm

The bulbs also hark back to Fallah's installation, which uses electric lights and extension cords promiscuously.

JESSICA STOCKHOLDER [JS 428] 2006 Fluorescent light, bicycle rack, plastic waste basket, plastic thermos, red light bulb and fixture with plastic pitcher shade, yellow plastic crates, electric wires, wooden stool and bench, plywood, rubber mat, metal flashing, plastic ties, acrylic and oil paint and orange weight for weight lifting

JESSICA STOCKHOLDER [JS 474] 2009 Wooden surf board, metal flashing, wire cable, metal weight, rooster lamp, metal table stand, metal pot, cake pedestal, plastic parts, light bulb, power bar, electric cord, oil paint, enamel paint, hardware, plastic shower curtain fragment with grom

Homebound 2000 Kitchen utensils, furniture, electric wire, light bulbs, computerised dimmer switch, amplifier, speakers, galvanised wire dimensions variable