Humphrey Davy created the first electric light in 1800 using an arc lamp with wires connected to a battery and piece of coal. Thomas Edison later invented the first practical light bulb in 1879 using a carbon filament inside an oxygen-free glass bulb that lasted 40 hours. Over the years, improvements were made such as adjustable power beams, fluorescent lighting, halogen bulbs, and the first LED in the 1940s-50s to make lighting more efficient and eco-friendly.