These were important developments in the history of the incandescent light bulb. With the invention in 1879 of the light bulb, that changed too. Fixture manufacturing began soon after production of the incandescent light bulb. Instead, Edison got a patent on his improvements to the light bulb. Blodgett and Langmuir also worked on improvements to the light bulb. Lasseter did not modify the size of the light bulb. Lewis Howard Latimer invented an improvement for the incandescent light bulb. It glows dimly, but still functions as a light bulb. While searching for a better filament for his light bulb, Swan inadvertently made another advance. One wonders whether the projector blew a light bulb. This was later discovered to be due to a burned-out light bulb. Uses negative temperature compensation in the form of a light bulb or diode. I type (light bulb torus) containment structures. McLuhan pointed to the light bulb as an example. Part commonality is limited to some cockpit controls, the windshield, and the tail light bulb.