In countless school-age biographies, Enterprising Edison peddles papers on a train, then prints his own newspaper ... Mary gave birth to Thomas Edison, Jr. The inventor quickly nicknamed his ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Invention of the Electric Light ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 201 No. 5 (November 1959), p. 98 doi:10.1038 ...

Thomas Alva Edison is an unparalleled figure in the history of the United States. Born into a middle-class family in the American Midwest during the 1840s and with little formal education, Edison ...

Thomas Edison liked to say ... advances in history—the inventions and innovations responsible for the trappings of modern life. Ranking innovations is more art than science.

On New Year's Eve, 1879, Thomas Edison unveiled his newest invention: the electric light. Reporters came from all over the U.S. to see Edison's Menlo Park lab lit up with his incandescent bulbs.

Thomas Edison is best known for his contributions ... affordable and durable homes made entirely of poured concrete. Edison's ...

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 ...

but it is also home to a relatively unknown monument dedicated to Thomas Edison (1847-1931). To commemorate the achievements of the great American inventor, a flower-offering ceremony was held at ...