Let there be light! Sir Joseph Swan and the incandescent light bulb

Joseph Swan was an outstanding British practical chemist and electrical engineer who produced a series of major innovations, covered extensively by patents, in both fields in the late Victorian period. In particular he produced the first cost-effective incandescent electric lamp in 1878 which was a major domestic benefit and greatly stimulated the growth of a modern electric power industry.

► Life, work and patents of Sir Joseph Swan.
► Perspectives on his extensive range of inventions.
► His development of a practical light bulb.
► His relationship with fellow inventor Thomas Edison.