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Old 08-26-2012, 01:50 PM  
helterskelter808
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Originally Posted by _Richard_ View Post
"On July 24, 1874, Woodward and his partner, Mathew Evans, a hotel keeper, filed a Canadian patent application on an electric light bulb.[2][3] It was granted on August 3, 1874 as Canadian patent number 3,738"
Gee whiz, they filed a patent for something. Further on in that very same Wikipedia entry for Woodward:

"Several earlier inventors working on the light bulb had progressed as far in their work as Woodward and Evans: J. B. A. M. Jobard in 1838, C. de Changy in 1856, John Wellington Starr in 1845 and Joseph Swan in 1860. Each contributed to the development of the incandescent lamp, but it was [Joseph] Swan who assembled the necessary components to make the first practical electric light bulb."

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What were you saying about Bell?
I'm saying he's British, which anyone over the age of 5 should know. What are you saying about him?
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