Abstract: The invention is a self-repairing light bulb and method for same, the self-repairing light bulb comprises a light bulb body forming a hollow interior for containing a set of illumination arrays, one or more light detectors to detect a set minimum level of illumination as issued from an energized illumination array, light analyzers connected to one or more light detectors and configured to activate a programmable electro-mechanical controller when a selected and currently energized illumination array fails to provide the set minimum level of illumination, the programmable electro-mechanical controller configured to energize one illumination array at a time from the set of illumination arrays in a set sequential pattern, further comprising a last illumination array energization warning system that is activated when a last-in-sequence illumination array of the set is energized.