Today, October 21st, General Electric is celebrating World Lighting Appreciation Day. Today marks the 131st anniversary of Thomas Alva Edison, founder of General Electric, testing the first commercially practical incandescent light bulb. It’s crazy to think about what life would be like without the light bulb. We would hope that someone would have eventually invented it, but if not, we’d be stuck lighting candles and torches to get around in the dark!
To celebrate, General Electric is hosting a Lighting Redefined Symposium at its headquarters in Niskayuna, New York, where the company will make an important announcement about an important breakthrough in LED lighting technology. They will also be taking photos of Edison around the campus. You can view photos of the great inventor on www.facebook.com/edisonsdesk.
General Electric is asking people around the world to also celebrate Lighting Appreciation Day by tweeting their thoughts on lighting, how it has impacted their life now and where they think lighting developments may go in the future. People can also include photos and videos of their favorite lighting displays in their homes, companies, around their city, or even holiday lighting displays. We know some of you go crazy with holiday lighting decorations on the interior and exterior of your homes! When tweeting, use the hashtag #weheartlighting so that others can see your response. If you don’t have a Twitter and want to see what everyone is saying about Lighting Appreciation Day, go to www.twitter.com and search #weheartlighting.
Check back with us soon to see what General Electric’s breakthrough LED technology announcement was all about! Happy World Lighting Appreciation Day, everyone!