Joseph Swan: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | May 23, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 27, 2025 | ||
| Invalidated site: Famous Inventors - Biography of Joseph Swan. | Oct 01, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 10, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 07, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Inventors - Biography of Joseph Swan. | May 15, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Institution of Engineering and Technology - Biography of Joseph Swan. | Jun 27, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Linda Hall Library - Biography of Joseph Wilson Swan. | Jun 27, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: The National Museum of American History - Lighting A Revolution - Lamp Inventors 1880-1940: Carbon Filament Incandescent. | Jun 27, 2018 | ||
| Changed article title from Sir Joseph Wilson Swan to Joseph Swan. | Nov 04, 2016 | ||
| Added image of advertisement for Ediswan light bulbs. | Feb 03, 2012 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Encyclopedia - Biography of Swan, Sir Joseph Wilson. | Feb 17, 2009 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 04, 1999 |
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