4steps from the big bang
193things can go into it
lamp
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Before electric lamps, people burned oil, wax or fat for light after dark.
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Before electric lamps, people burned oil, wax or fat for light after dark.
From the big bang to lamp
The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.
big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hehelium13.8 bn yrs ago
CO2 laser1964
copper wiredate unknown
lampdate unknown