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Amount of electricity used to light a common incandescent bulb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Let There Be Light | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

INCANDESCENT BULB...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Let There Be Light | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

...watt bulb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Let There Be Light | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

...equivalent 15-watt bulb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Let There Be Light | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

INCANDESCENT BULB...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Let There Be Light | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

Word Time Machine

Normalized population density for word "bulb" throughout decades:

• 1880s : 0.0606
• 1890s : 0.0543
• 1910s : 0.0538
• 1920s : 0.7790
• 1930s : 1.9068
• 1940s : 1.3102
• 1950s : 1.3820
• 1960s : 0.8644
• 1970s : 0.9639
• 1980s : 0.8384
• 1990s : 0.8593
• 2000s : 0.9949
• 2010s : 0.5133

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First Use:

Word "bulb" first appeared in our records from 1888!

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Supporting Words:

The following words have supported "bulb" in appearing on this page.
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• amount
• bulb
• common
• electricity
• equivalent
• incandescent
• light
• of
• per
• to
• used
• watt

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