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- Pipkin’s light bulb moment (spark.iop.org)
Early electric light bulbs gave off a harsh, glaring light. So, as a new recruit to General Electric in 1919, Marvin Pipkin had the brilliant idea to make bulbs with a frosted inner surface to give a gentler glow. His managers smiled indulgently and asked the eager young chemist to work on solving the problem.
You’re damaging an entire industry.
Barbara Walters to Corey Feldman
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