Annotated Bibliography
Secondary Sources:
Bellis, Mary. "The History of the Incandescent Lightbulb." The History of the Incandescent Lightbulb. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Dec. 2012. <http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bllight2.htm>.
This website was used to access a timeline on when the Lightbulb was made and who helped create it, along with key dates and events that occurred in the times listed.
Nobleman, Marc Tyler. The Light Bulb. Mankato Minn.: Capstone, 2004. Print.
This book tells about how the invention of the Lightbulb was started and invented. This book includes facts about the Lightbulb, along with other useful information needed for this project.
Wallace, Joseph. The Lightbulb: Turning Point Inventions. New York, NY: Atheneum for Young Readers, 1999. Print.
In this book, Joseph Wallace tells about how the Lightbulb was productive in everyday life and how it changed the world. This book was very affected for the project, and we’ve found many interesting facts about how the Lightbulb has changed the world as we know it.
Koeppel, Dan. "The Future of Light Is the LED." Wired Magazine 19 Aug. 2011: n. pag. Web. <http://http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/08/ff_lightbulbs/>.
Although this magazine article is focused on LED lights, there are some important key facts about the Lightbulb that were used in our website. The author states statistics about the lightbulb that are included in this article.
"Humphry Davy." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 17 Dec. 2012. Web. 17 Dec. 2012.
Humphry Davy wrote several books about his discoveries.
"Warren De La Rue." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 12 Sept. 2012. Web. 17 Dec. 2012.
Warren De La Rue created one of the first electric light bulbs.
"Frederick De Moleyns (British Inventor)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 201
Frederick De Moleyns was one of the first patents of the incandecent light bulb.
Primary Sources:
London. Records of the Patent and Trademark Office. Thomas Edison's Patent Application for the Light Bulb (1880). N.p., n.d. Web.
This is a governmental document of Thomas Edison’s patent application for the Lightbulb. This was found quite useful while constructing the website because it’s an actual source of the patent, which was made in 1880.
Edison, Thomas A. Diary Entry. 12 July 1885. Www.rutgers.edu. N.p., n.d. Web.
This is a diary entry written by Thomas A. Edison.
Beal, Garry. "Thomas Edison Home Page." Thomas Edison Home Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2012.
London. To-Do List. By Thomas A. Edison. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2012.
This is a to-do list, written by Thomas Edison that includes different tasks he needs to do in the future. Some of these tasks include “cotton picker” and “artificial cable.”