Heinrich von Göbel Basic Facts: *April 20 , 1818 in Springe, Kingdom Hannover th (Germany); † December 4 , 1893 in New York (USA) th
His Invention: He is supposed to be the inventor of the electric bulb and it works with a coal glow thread. He invented it in 1850. His Enemy: But a man in the USA patentprotected it in 1880. His name was Thomas Alva Edison. Sad story: Heinrich Göbel went to the USA to accuse Edison, but without success.