The first commercially available light bulb cost in 1881, which was three years after Thomas Edison developed the first practical incandescent light bulb. The Seattle Times reveals the price in 1881 translates to in 2013.

Additionally, how much would Thomas Edison be worth today? Thomas Alva Edison – Estimated Net Worth Today: Million.

Regarding this, how many light bulbs did Thomas Edison sell?

Where Edison succeeded and surpassed his competition was in developing a practical and inexpensive light bulb, according to the DOE. Edison and his team of researchers in Edisons laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J., tested more than 3,000 designs for bulbs between 1878 and 1880.

Is Thomas Edisons first light bulb still burning?

Bulb Still Burning After 100-Plus Years as GE Brings Business Back to US. Livermore, California, is home to what residents say is the worlds longest-burning light bulb. Thomas Edison, the inventor of the incandescent light bulb, would be proud. The bulb is 3 inches long and made of hand-blown glass and carbon filament