8 Dec
2005
8 Dec
'05
7:07 a.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 12/8/2005 at 12:27 AM Adrian Graham wrote:
You could say that. The 4W GE light bulb in question hasn't been lit
continuously, but the same bulb hasn't blown since it was manufactured
in 1901.
It even has a web presence!
http://www.centennialbulb.org/
Peace... Sridhar
Hang on, one of my Edison bulbs has burnt out,
I'll be back in an hour
when
I've changed it :)
Adrian, are you aware that here in the US we still use Edison (screw) base
lamps? One of Edison's carbon-filament creations would fit very nicely in
the reading lamp by my desk. I don't know if it's still there, but I
recall an Edison lamp installed at a fire station in Livermore, CA that's
been burning for many decades.