When people name the most important inventions in history, light bulbs are usually on the list. They were much safer than earlier light sources, and they made more activities, for both work and play, ...

The line worker at the GE Lighting plant in Circleville is pictured on a light-bulb display in Wal-Mart stores across the country. She is one of the faces of an initiative by the retailer to sell more ...

Toshiba hauled the gate shut for the final time on its incandescent light bulb factory today–ending a production run that dates back to 1890. The reason? The eco-unfriendly, inefficient, ...

Once a major employer, the GE Lighting plant in Circleville is now slated to close because of a drop in demand for the light bulbs made there. The company, part of General Electric, said on Wednesday ...

David Kreutzer is a senior economist at the Institute for Energy Research. The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 set lighting requirements that, in essence, outlaw the familiar ...

More than a century after its invention, illustrators still use a lit bulb to symbolize a great idea. Credit typically goes ...