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” ...

In 1879, Thomas Edison had just perfected the world’s first practical light bulb and was in the middle of an all-out media blitz to bring attention to his new product. On New Year's Eve ...

Edison invented the light bulb shortly thereafter. And never turned it off again at night,” another quipped. “I’ve never heard anyone say, ‘Oh, she’s so cute,'” archivist at Thomas ...

When Edison patented the light bulb in 1880, its exact value was hard ... and “A Christmas Carol” in 1843. Thomas Nast’s drawings of jolly Santa Claus debuted in 1862. Meanwhile, in 1841 ...

at least — the bulbs don’t look different on the outside. You might have learned in school that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, but the truth is much stranger (public domain ...

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 ...

a light bulb manufacturer. “In many parts of the world, if you ask someone to name the greatest inventor, chances are they will say ‘Thomas Edison’. Why? Nobody can ever offer a good explana ...

American Chemical Society: Chemistry for Life.