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Albert Sadacca: Popularised safe electric Christmas-tree string lights; co-founded NOMA Electric

Popularised safe electric Christmas-tree string lights; co-founded NOMA Electric.

WhereUSA
When1917 (legend)
Age at the work15 (disputed)
IP outcomeNo public IP record found

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Popularised safe electric Christmas-tree string lights; co-founded NOMA Electric. Origin story disputed; earlier electric tree lights exist (Johnson 1882)

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IP note

No patent in his name; key string-light patents belong to Haft (US 1,512,888) and Propp (US 1,596,684); NOMA formed 1925–26.

Recognition

Long-time NOMA chairman.

What this means for a student inventor in India

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Part of The MYCrave Young Innovators Index. Last reviewed 31 August 2026. General information, not legal advice.