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Joseph Swan: The Man Who Actually Invented the Lightbulb

13th May 2026 Going Postal 0

A Sunderland chemist beat Edison by a year, accidentally invented synthetic fabric, lit up the world’s first electrically-powered street, and still got written out of history. It’s time to set the record straight. If you [more…]

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