The Edison Effect
What if Thomas Edison’s greatest discovery wasn’t the light bulb? In this episode of Science LIVE, Dr. Roger Billings explores the Edison Effect and how Edison’s experiments paved the way for electron tubes and modern electronics. Discover why this overlooked breakthrough mattered then—and why it still shapes technology today.
About DrB
Dr. Roger Billings is a visionary innovator whose work has touched the lives of millions of students and transformed the landscape of education. Widely known as “DrB” to the countless kids who benefit from his groundbreaking Acellus learning system, Dr. Billings has dedicated his life to advancing education through technology.
As part of DrB’s lifelong commitment to supporting education, Science LIVE was launched as a way to “give back” by mentoring students in conjunction with the Roger Billings Scholarship Program.
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the edison effect is so nifty
Wow so cool!!
These videos are so great!
Its so interesting that one person changed the whole world.
loved Tobias’s speech!
Wow that’s awesome!
Wow the Edison effect is fascinating
The Edison effect is so interesting.
R 51 is so cute and funny!!
The Eddison effect is interesting
I absolutely loved learning about the Edison effect!
‘’I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work”.
– Thomas Edison
thomas is so smart
i did not know that the eletrons in the light bulb was a making stain
I love learning about Edison.
I cannot wait to see the exoplanets!
The edison effect is so cool!
this is so cool!
Congrats to Laurelei on her book! I would love to publish a book someday.
Love this
We’ve come a long way in a short time.
Thomas Edison was way before his time!
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I didnt realize how many other things Edison contributed.
I thinkk this is a really good live.
I wonder what made T Edison want to invent
Thomas Edison changed our lives. Thanks for this Science Live!
I appreciated this <3
I think of Edison anytime I see a kite flying haha
Totally amazing!!
My mom,s first phone was a Nokia
I was so woried R-51 was gone forever! can you show this coment to R-51? please? thank you! pst! I love R-51!
Amazing to hear about Edison and how light bulbs work.
I really enjoyed this live.
Science live is the best!
I didn’t know that Thomas Edison was a founder of many things! We learn something new everyday.
I love science live!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
R-51, you’re my favorite.
Thomas Edison is a very interesting person.
I love learning about Thomas Edison
Edison was an intelligent man!!!
I’m not sure if this is true but apparently Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. BUT it was all Tesla idea and he doesn’t give him enough credit for it. Which personally, I think that’s very wrong and Tesla was a very smart man so it could’ve been true.
Thomas Edison has one of the top inventions.
Autocorrect, it can be so helpful or not!
What happened after Edison named the theory after himself?