the light bulb
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Because he invented the very first and only light bulb at that time. Also, it was the concept of a light-bulb, not merely one example of one.
if the first invented thing is ordinary and not very special , do we still use the article “the”？
for example,
Albert Einstern invented the nuclear bomb.（correct）
Albert Eunstern invented a nuclear bomb.（wrong）
Who is the inventor of a telephone？（wrong）
Who is the inventor of the telephone？（correct）
Are they all correct？
for example,
Albert Einstern invented the nuclear bomb.（correct）
Albert Eunstern invented a nuclear bomb.（wrong）
Who is the inventor of a telephone？（wrong）
Who is the inventor of the telephone？（correct）
Are they all correct？
That's right. Bell invented the telephone in 1876; Nokia, Samsung and Motorola all make a telephone of one sort or another today.
Thank you very much. I got what I wanted.