1877 — 1885: Competition for the incandescent light bulb heats up. ... Word of these experiments helped spark fluorescent lamp research in the U.S. 1951: Fluorescents overtake incandescents.

Saturday, December 21 is the shortest day of the year so we thought it would be a good time to appreciate the history of light bulbs. RELATED: Livermore’s 123-year-old Centennial Lightbulb glows ...