The Phoebus Cartel Was Never Really Evil

Debunking the myths around the 120-year lightbulb, shining a more positive light on the Phoebus cartel, and getting the facts right around LED lights.

12 min readOct 22, 2023

There are very few things in terms of technology as ubiquitous as the humble lightbulb, and for good reasons. “Let there be light” changes…

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Written by Attila Vágó

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Staff software engineer, tech writer, author and opinionated human. LEGO and Apple fan. Accessibility advocate. Life enthusiast. Living in Dublin, Ireland. ☘️

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