It is astounding that a space probe designed and built before micro computers were a thing is still sending data from beyond the outer fringes of our solar system. I cannot imagine, anthropomorphically what that space probe is enduring right now, out there.
I'll await comments regarding the lightbulb industry
The lightbulb issue was more nuanced than it seems at first sight. While longer lasting incandescent lightbulbs could have been made, it would come at the cost of reduced efficiency, and thus more energy used in operation.