New Haven Register - State lawmakers have bright idea It might be lights out for Thomas Edison in Connecticut and California.
Actually, the forward-thinking Edison, who perfected but did not invent the incandescent light bulb, might approve of efforts to replace the hot, fragile, energy-burning bulb with compact fluorescent lights, as state legislators are considering.
Proposals in both states would ban the sale of incandescent bulbs — invented by English scientist Humphry Davy in 1800 — in order to push us all toward the curly, low-watt bulbs that save energy and, over time, money.
