LED lighting is pretty awesome, right? It's cheaper, more efficient, and just plain better than old-school bulbs. But get this: even though LEDs seem super modern, people have been tinkering with the idea for over a century! Yeah, we're talking way back in the early 1900s. Of course, those early versions were nothing like the cool LEDs we have today, but it's still pretty wild to think about.
Want to know more? We've put together a neat timeline that shows how LED lighting has evolved over the years. It's like a mini-history lesson, but way more fun!
1854 - Heinrich Gobel invents the truest light bulbs - a carbonised filament in the glass bulb.
1879 - Thomas Edison invents the incandescent light bulb
1939 - Back in the day, two guys named Zoltan Bay and Gyorgy Szigeti came up with something pretty cool – the first-ever LED. They patented this fancy lighting gizmo made of silicon carbide that gave off light when electricity passed through it. It's wild to think that this invention would eventually turn into the LEDs we use everywhere today!
1951 - William Shockley, one of the brains behind the transistor, slapped a patent on an infrared LED. The '50s were actually buzzing with LED patents left and right. It was like the golden age of LED breakthroughs, you know?
1962 - Nick Holonyak created the first practical visible-spectrum LED in New York. Many people credit Holonyak highly for this.
1968 -LEDs are integrated into the earliest hand-held calculators by Hewlett Packard.
1971 - Blue LEDs are created by Jacques Pankove.
1972 - M Georges Craford, invents the first ever yellow LED. This is seen as a pivotal moment in LEDs being used for lighting.
2006 - Thanks to Shuji Nakamura, our kitchens are now super bright! He first made a super-bright blue LED back in 1993, and then went on to develop the white LED, which earned him a fancy Millennium Technology Prize. Pretty cool, right?
2007 - An entire illumination system in the Italian village, Torraca, becomes the first to convert to LED.
2008 - We first launched out liquid LED bulbs at CES. You can see this here.
2009 - We launched the first all-glass PCB LED bulbs. Since this, these bulbs have improved. Find this collection here.
2014 - We launch the LED filament bulbs. They're now our Classic collection.
2016 - We launch the soft filament LED bulbs. Find them in our Vintage Collection.
2019 - We don't have to tell you how far LEDs have come now. Homes all over the world have switched to LED lighting, starting a new lighting revolution.
Our Process
Looking back at history often makes us think about what's coming next. It's pretty clear that LED lighting is the way of the future, and we want to make sure you're on board. We're at the forefront of this lighting revolution, and you might be wondering how we're making that happen. Well, let us tell you!
We're lighting enthusiasts who are obsessed with quality LEDs. We're always on the hunt for new products that'll make our customers' homes shine. Let's face it, lighting isn't just about flipping a switch any more. It's the heart of your home, setting the mood and transforming spaces. We get it, and that's why we're committed to bringing you the best lighting solutions out there.