Glow SticksImagine this, instead of normal everyday light bulbs, you add a little pop of color by using glow sticks as a "light bulb" for your home. So have you ever thought about using glow sticks to light up your home with all the wonderful colors and the many combinations of these colors. But would using glow sticks as your main light source work? After all, glow sticks don't use electricity to create light. You would save a lot of electricity with glow sticks, but last so short. The other thing about glow sticks is that no one knows who invented them, everyone and I mean almost everyone knows that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. So, who invented glow sticks, when did they first appear, and why the hell are they here in the first place, let's find out. Brief history on glow sticks. One of the reasons the military likes the invention of glow sticks is that they need to work in the dark and underwater and don't want to use large heavy equipment. Glow sticks were invented in 1962 by Dr. Edwin Chandross. At the same time, the U.S. Navy was also experimenting with cool lights, that is, lights that do not produce heat. In 1973, the Navy was awarded one of the first patents for glow sticks. This hasn't stopped other inventors from working on their own glow stick devices. Herbert Richter and Ruth Tedrick were also among the early inventors of the glow sticks we all know and love. But first of all, you need to know how do glow sticks emit light in the first place? How do we get light. To learn how glow sticks work, you first need to know how light is created. When an electron absorbs energy, it moves to another energy level. As the electron relaxes into the original energy... middle of paper ... from entertainment to military and just about everything in between, but would they be good for a primary light source? Would glow sticks work for a light source. Although glow sticks are great for Halloween and playing capture the flag in the dark. They are not very good for a permanent light source. The glow stick can emit light, but the light does not last more than twelve hours. Additionally, the effects of temperature stick to glow sticks, the warmer the temperature, the brighter but shorter the glow, the colder the temperature, the longer but dim the glow. Another problem with glow sticks as a primary source is that you can't turn off the glow stick, you have to wait until the chemical reaction is complete. Additionally, you would need a lot of glow sticks and a lot of time to break each glow stick. A glow stick would also work for a permanent light source. The answer is no, it is not a good main light source for me.