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Though Edison is usually cited as the father of the lightbulb, it's more accurate to give Edison credit as the creator of the first commercially viable lightbulb. As early as 1820, inventors were homing in on the principles that would lead to the first electric illumination. An English inventor, Joseph Swan, took their early work and developed the basis of the modern electric lightbulb in 1879 - a thin paper or metal filament surrounded by a glass-enclosed vacuum. When electricity runs through the filament, the bulb glows. Edison refined the design, trying filaments made out of platinum and cotton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Lightbulb | 10/21/2009 | See Source »

...enough with the overly promotional verbiage—basically, you log on to KangoGift.com, select what you would like to purchase as a gift, enter the recipient's phone number, pay via credit card, and then the gift-receiver will get a text message that entitles them to whatever you purchased for them from whatever store sells it. Currently at KangoGift.com you can buy gifts for people at Berryline, Daedalus, Trata, Finale, and a local flowershop...

Author: By Eric P. Newcomer | Title: Gift Texting = Yummy | 10/21/2009 | See Source »

...schools, $5,400 at public four-year schools and $3,000 at public two-year schools). In fact, after benefits, an average student at a two-year college or university pays nothing in tuition and fees and collects about $500 toward living expenses. (Read "Colleges Learn to Navigate the Credit Crunch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Incredible Climbing Cost of College | 10/21/2009 | See Source »

...have made clear that they won't. "I don't know a single person who wants to see disbursements decreased," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in a speech on the Senate floor Monday. "But we shouldn't do it by racking up more debt on the government's credit card...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Latest Threat to Health Reform: Docs' Reimbursement | 10/21/2009 | See Source »

...corruption drives in the showcase city of Dalian when he was party secretary there. Though reports say the Chongqing investigation was under way prior to his appointment, Bo's previous record and the fact that the cases have come to fruition on his watch means that much of the credit is accruing to him, probably deliberately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Underworld on Trial in Chongqing | 10/21/2009 | See Source »

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