The Norman Rockwell Museum's "Illustrators of Light" exhibition marks the first display of several illustrations by Rockwell, N.C. Wyeth and Maxwell Parrish created for ad campaigns for Edison Mazda L ...

Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877, and the period until 1925 is known as the acoustical era. A conical recording horn would capture the music being performed; sound waves caused a ...

It Still Works Today Thomas Edison’s “innovation factory” turned out more than 1,000 patents. Modern leaders can steal his formula for maximizing creativity at work.

Thomas Alva Edison, the Wizard of Menlo Park whose genius ushered in a new era of light and sound for humankind, invented the phonograph at his New Jersey laboratory on this day in history, Aug ...

Edison's impact can be felt throughout the museum, from the light bulb to the phonograph. They even have some of Edison's original patents. "It's just such a unique piece of history.

There, you will find the phonograph, which you will need in 1877 AD. 831 AD (Norway) When you appear here, you will see an armored soldier standing to your right.

This photo provided by the Museum of Innovation and Science in Schenectady, N.Y., shows Thomas Edison's 1878 tinfoil phonograph.

Thomas Edison (1847-1931) did more than almost anyone else to bring the world into the modern age. He held more than 1,000 patents in all kinds of fields and was especially prolific in the area of ...

The Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West Orange, New Jersey, passed up a chance to buy the piano from its previous owner in 2020 for several reasons, including limited space, cost and ...

Hard of hearing, Thomas Edison found a unique way to appreciate piano music. As someone played, the great inventor would lean in close to the instrument, right above the keys, and he’d bite t… ...

It is quite likely that this all happened later in the year, and the phonograph went through some prototyping, testing, and tinkering before Edison applied for a patent on Dec. 24, 1877.