Asked by daniela

How does an incandescent light bulb produce light?
Answered by David
Howstuffworks has a pretty thorough yet comprehensible explanation. I'd check that out.
Answered by daniela
thanks!
Answered by drwls
Any material that is not perfectly transparent will emit radiation. The radiation is emitted in a continuum and increases with temperature. It is due to the random thermal motion of electrons and nuclei within the material.

There is a much better explanation than mine at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_radiation
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