An kirkiro lambar yabo ta Edison a ranar 11 ga Fabrairu, 1904, ta ƙungiyar abokai da abokan aikin Edison. Shekaru huɗu bayan haka Cibiyar Injiniyoyin Wutar Lantarki ta Amurka (AIEE), daga baya IEEE, ta shiga yarjejeniya tare da ƙungiyar don gabatar da lambar yabo a matsayin babbar lambar yabo. An gabatar da lambar yabo ta farko a 1909 ga Elihu Thomson. Ita ce mafi tsufa lambar yabo a fannin injiniyan lantarki da lantarki, kuma ana ba da ita kowace shekara "don aiki na nasarori a kimiyyar lantarki, injiniyan lantarki ko fasahar lantarki". Tambaya: Yaushe aka yi lambar yabo ta Edison?
11 ga Fabrairu, 1904