On December 22, 1899, a tragic fire at St Francis Solanus School in Quincy, Illinois, left 12 children dead and a community ...

Charleston residents are admittedly proud of their city, and want it to look as nice as possible. They also would like it to be more visible, not only for the ...

The rest is “wasted” as heat. In essence, incandescent lightbulbs can be described as heated lamps that give off a little bit of light as a byproduct.

Thomas Edison’s incandescent light bulb, patented in 1880, made electric lighting practical, affordable, and long-lasting. It completely transformed homes, cities, and industries worldwide, going on ...

Incandescent lighting, however, is inefficient: It literally generates more heat than light. This is why budget-conscious institutional settings have long tended to use fluorescent light, which ...

Jeffrey D. Gaskin explains that the questions fire departments need to ask when purchasing light towers includes bulb type and power requirements for your apparatus.

Here's how to get the Corona Christmas commercial festive palm tree look without damaging your palms, risking fire hazards.

Now that incandescent bulbs are on the way out, LED bulbs are a clear choice, but there are things to keep in mind when buying them.

Bobby Berk is no longer mourning the warm glow of incandescent light bulbs.

The Third Generation of Light In 1882, in New York City, Thomas Edison introduced the incandescent light bulb, which was followed by other low-blue electric light sources.