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How do lightbulbs work?

How do lightbulbs work?

Update: 2024-11-06
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Have you ever turned on a light and wondered, “How does that thing light up, anyway?” Us, too! We asked Tim Pula of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History to help us find the answer.


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How do lightbulbs work?

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