Episode 2 of 2
Sale to Edison
- When
- 1879
- Where
- Unknown
Woodward and Evans sold their patent rights to Thomas Edison in 1879 due to lack of funds.
The inventors were unsuccessful at commercializing their lamp. They sold the rights to their patent to Thomas Edison in 1879. Edison required ownership of the novel claim regarding lamps connected in a parallel circuit.
Sources
- Henry Woodward (inventor) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-28
- Incandescent light bulb Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
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