So… You Think Edison Invented the Light Bulb? That’s Cute.
Hey, I get it. We all grew up being told that Thomas Edison was this magical, sleep-deprived wizard who just went around inventing things like he had cheat codes for real life. One day, BAM! Light bulb. Just like that. Except… not exactly.
Now, before you flip your desk and angrily Google “Did Edison invent the light bulb?!”, stick with me. This is gonna be good.
As a web-app and mobile-app developer here in Singapore (who spends way too much time debugging things in the dark), I feel a weird connection to this topic. Not just because I love well-lit rooms, but because this Edison story is a lot like what happens in the tech world: the wrong people often get the credit.
So let’s shine some actual light on this. (Yes, pun totally intended.)