My mom had fluid drained from her lung, which came back as cancer. We are waiting for pathology to come back to see if they can determine the source. The fluid is re-accumulating at at rapid rate and she is in so much pain.
Thomas Edison is usually credited with the invention of the light bulb, but the famous American inventor wasn't the only one who contributed to the development of this revolutionary technology.
Still life of the first electric light bulb, invented by Thomas Alva Edison in 1879 and patented on January 27, 1880. How Edison Invented the Light Bulb â And Lots of Myths About Himself. The electric light wasnât Thomas Edisonâs first invention, nor was he the first to create an alternative to gaslight. Electric lights already existed on a streetlight scale when, on this day in 1879, Edison tested the one he's famous for.