This made Edison's light bulb not only durable but also economical, and this was a crucial factor for mass usage. Thomas Edison didn't stop at the bulb. He understood that for electric lighting to ...

You might have learned in school that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, but the truth is much stranger (public domain) It has been known for a long time that passing a current through a wire ...

At Menlo Park Edison led a comprehensive survey of filament materials, selecting carbonized bamboo for his first commercial electric light bulb. Adapted for the internet from “Thomas Edison, Chemist” ...

The history of how these mass-produced novelty lights became a holiday fixture is a distinctly American Christmas tale.

The Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers once served as a winter home for Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Harvey ...

In 1879, Thomas Edison invented the incandescent light bulb and submitted the patent for the creation. Louisville's Thomas Edison House is celebrating the 140th Anniversary of Edison's 1879 ...

In the fall of 1922, a film crew came to West Orange, New Jersey to document Thomas Edison going about his day. In this silent film, they capture the prolific inventor discussing new ideas with ...

The two American innovators – Thomas Edison, the inventor of both the electric light bulb and the phonograph, and Henry Ford, pioneer of the automobile – were good friends who built their ...