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title: "Which American inventor is widely credited with inventing the lightbulb?"  
description: "Which American inventor is widely credited with inventing the lightbulb?"  
author: "Harsh Srivastava"  
published: 2018-02-26  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34941/which-american-inventor-is-widely-credited-with-inventing-the-lightbulb  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["united states of america(usa)", "lightbulb"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Which American inventor is widely credited with inventing the lightbulb?

Which [American](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/84935/top-5-american-entrepreneurs-2023-view) inventor is widely [credited with inventing](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/112652/who-is-often-credited-with-inventing-the-printing-press) the lightbulb?\
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