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Light bulbs are available in a wide variety of types from standard incandescent light bulbs to new energy efficient LED light bulbs. Lighting can have a distinct impact on the look and feel of a room, so it’s important to choose the right light bulb to illuminate the light fixtures in your home. Shop our large selection of quality light bulbs for any interior or exterior light fixture in your home.

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Who Invented the Light Bulb?

In 1802, Sir Humphry Davy, an English physician, created the first electric light by passing a current through a platinum strip. However, the modern light bulb is the result of many innovators' work and continuous improvements over 150 years. The invention of the light bulb helped to establish social order after sundown, extended the workday well into the night, and allowed us to navigate and travel safely in the dark. Without the light bulb, there would be no nightlife. However, creating a steady and affordable source of illumination was not as easy as many history textbooks suggest.

Energy Saving Light Bulbs

According to Energy Star, more than 70 percent of sockets in America still contain the old, inefficient incandescent light bulbs. They’ve challenged America to change just 20 million light bulbs to energy efficient light bulbs such as LED light bulbs in 2014. Using light bulbs to save energy is extremely important to the environment and your energy costs. Not only will making this small switch save you money by reducing your monthly electricity bill, but it will also help reduce overall energy waste and light pollution which are detrimental to our planet.

What are the Best Light Bulb Types?

There are many different types of light bulbs, such as LED, halogen, fluorescent, incandescent, and HID. What light bulb type you choose really depends on the amount of lighting you want or need in a space. For instance, cooking requires an ample amount of light to ensure that you don’t burn your food or injure yourself, so installing halogen light bulbs in your kitchen will provide you bright, clean light. If you’re looking to illuminate a room where the mood fluctuates, like a dining room, you can always install dimmable incandescent light bulbs along with a light dimmer.

Are you fascinated by the technology of linear bulbs? Also known as tube lights, they are excellent selections for most types of task lighting. Take a close look, and you notice that there are LEDs, CFLs, fluorescent, and incandescent products. Moreover, while fluorescent tubes may be round, almost any LED tube light falls into the linear shape variety. Lengths vary, which means that you need to know the specs of the fixture where you want to place the tube.

Understanding Tube Lights

It is fair to say that the fluorescent tube light is one of the most misunderstood technologies. For starters, it supports the full range of color temperatures. This means that there are tube light bulbs for ambient lighting as well as those for task illumination. Next, there are different colors such as smoke, clear, frosted, and amber. Most importantly, the number on tube bulbs refers to the pieces’ diameters in sections of eighths.

Which type of task lighting is right for you? For longer uses, you will save money with fluorescent light bulbs when compared to incandescent technology. Therefore, they are excellent for garages and shops. That said, you may wish to introduce LED light bulbs in the home itself because they emit less heat than incandescent ones, which is a great benefit for the homeowner who loves to have illumination on throughout the day and evening.