電燈的發明者常出現在教科書上，從小我們就知道是愛迪生發明了電燈，今天就深入了解一下。
電燈發明專利號US223898。
其中權利要求1：
1.An electric lamp for giving light byincandescence, consisting of a filament of carbon of high resistance, made asdescribed, and secured to metallic wires, as set forth.
譯為中文：
1.一種通過白熾發光而發光的電燈，包括如上所述製成並且固定到金屬線上的高電阻碳絲，如上所述。
權2：
2.the combination of carbon filament with areceiver made entirely of glass and conductors passing through the glass, andfrom which receiver the air is exhausted, for the purposes set forth.
譯為中文:
2.一種組合，包括碳絲和整個由玻璃製成的接收器，玻璃中穿設有導體，空氣從該接收器抽出，其目的如上所述。
權3：
3.a carbon filament or strip coiled andconnected to electric conductors so that only a portion of the surface of suchcarbon conductors shall be exposed for radiating light, as set forth.
譯為在文：
3.碳絲或碳帶，其被盤繞並連接到電導體，使得這種碳導體的表面的僅一部分將被暴露以用於輻射光，如上所述。
權4：
4. the method herein described of securingthe platium contact wires to the carbon filament and carbonizing of the wholein a closed chamber, substantially as set forth.
譯為中文：
4.本文描述的將鉑接觸線固定到碳絲上並在封閉室中整體碳化的方法，基本上如上所述。
在這裡僅提供權1至權4的譯文，有興趣的童鞋可以下載文獻閱讀。