Most people would say Thomas Edison invented the electric lightbulb, but it wasn't really a singular invention that can be credited to one person.

It took a lot of people to create the light bulb. But a process of mythmaking has flattened one man and elevated him to ...

Electric light bulbs had been around for decades by the 1870s. Most demonstration systems used arc lamps, which seemed far too bright and burned much too hot for indoor household use. In 1878, Thomas ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Thomas Edison and Henry Ford are famous for their innovations in electricity generation and automobiles respectively, but they were also at the forefront of a massively popular ...

The Thomas Edison Birthplace Museum, 9 N. Edison Drive in Milan, is an inspiring place, said Kaitlyn Brulia, development director for the facility. At the Edison Birthplace Museum, Brulia’s primary ...

A letter from Thomas Edison to Malcolm MacLaren of Princeton dated 5 January 1916, describing a dynamo, catalog number 315800. Transcription: "Referring to our recent correspondence in regard to the ...

Thomas Edison and Henry Ford are famous for their innovations in electricity generation and automobiles respectively, but they were also at the ...