Which tense should be used in the following? If both are okay, what's the difference in their use?
The light bulb was/is a great invention of Thomas Edison.
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1Also see [this question](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/149660/is-or-was-written-by) at EL&U – gotube Nov 10 '21 at 00:17