A Canadian invented the lightbulb? - GoFuckYourself.com

Dagwolf · 08-20-2004, 06:30 PM

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"Henry Woodward of Toronto, who along with Matthew Evans patented a light bulb in 1875. Unfortunately, the two entrepreneurs could not raise the financing to commercialize their invention. The enterprising American Thomas Edison, who had been working on the same idea, bought the rights to their patent. Capital was not a problem for Edison: he had the backing of a syndicate of industrial interests with $50,000 to invest - a sizable sum at the time.

gwilkins · 08-20-2004, 06:36 PM

BRISK · 08-20-2004, 06:43 PM

A person invented the lightbulb. Their nationality has little relevance IMO.

Doctor Dre · 08-20-2004, 06:59 PM

And the phone :P

AND basketball :P

budz · 08-20-2004, 07:07 PM

and homosexuality

Newton - XXXAmigoz · 08-20-2004, 07:26 PM

http://inventors.about.com/library/i...s/bllight2.htm

cool shit

08-20-2004, 06:30 PM	#1
Dagwolf President of Canada Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Leaving Hell, Entering Limbo Posts: 23,141	A Canadian invented the lightbulb? About.com "Henry Woodward of Toronto, who along with Matthew Evans patented a light bulb in 1875. Unfortunately, the two entrepreneurs could not raise the financing to commercialize their invention. The enterprising American Thomas Edison, who had been working on the same idea, bought the rights to their patent. Capital was not a problem for Edison: he had the backing of a syndicate of industrial interests with $50,000 to invest - a sizable sum at the time. __________________ Sleep well, and dream of large women.

08-20-2004, 06:36 PM	#2
gwilkins Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 744	shhh

08-20-2004, 06:43 PM	#3
BRISK Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,240	A person invented the lightbulb. Their nationality has little relevance IMO. __________________ I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do, I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

08-20-2004, 07:07 PM	#5
budz Disruptive Innovator Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vegas Posts: 4,230	and homosexuality __________________ C:\Code\ C:\Code\Run\

08-20-2004, 07:26 PM	#6
Newton - XXXAmigoz Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,026	http://inventors.about.com/library/i...s/bllight2.htm cool shit __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.