WaySuch296 t1_j18isou wrote on December 22, 2022 at 1:28 PM Reply to TIL in 1962 a General Electric engineer named Nick Holonyak developed the first LED light bulb capable of emitting visible red light. The same bulb was used in the 1964 stop animation animated TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for Rudolph’s bioluminescent nose. by undergroundgeek The term LED light bulb seems like a misnomer to me. Simply LED seems right. Permalink 1
WaySuch296 t1_j18isou wrote
Reply to TIL in 1962 a General Electric engineer named Nick Holonyak developed the first LED light bulb capable of emitting visible red light. The same bulb was used in the 1964 stop animation animated TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for Rudolph’s bioluminescent nose. by undergroundgeek
The term LED light bulb seems like a misnomer to me. Simply LED seems right.