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- A Brief History Of Flashlights
Humans have been looking for ways to create portable light sources since the beginning of history. Tree branches gave way to torches which were later replaced by candles and kerosene lamps. The problem was that you still had to rely on fire for light which was dangerous and impractical in certain situations.
The flashlight would soon be the answer to all of these problems. The history of the flashlight really begins with the invention of the light bulb by Thomas Edison in 1879. Edison used a carbon filament, but it was replaced in 1906 by a tungsten wire filament. Around the same time, work was being done to create a portable battery. A German scientist, Dr. Carl Gassner, created the first battery in 1888.
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