When did tungsten filaments replace carbon?
Tungsten filaments replaced carbon in light bulbs in the early 1900s, and GE scientist William Coolidge made them practical in 1910.
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When did light bulbs start using tungsten filaments?
William Coolidge at General Electric found a way to make tungsten into thin wire in 1910, and tungsten filaments became the standard for incandescent bulbs.