Thomas Alva Edison, the man behind the electric bulb has been a well-known inventor for more than a century now. It is primarily thanks to his incredible demonstration on a chilly New Year's Eve ...

The Victorian electric fan bears the engraving of a young Edison and an inscription. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Light bulbs have been the standard mode of illuminating homes in the United States for more than a century after replacing ...

The electric light bulb inspired the development of the radio valve and the television tube.Can we imagine what the world would have been like in the 20th and 21st centuries without the light bulb?

While they are dying out, you can still find incandescent bulbs. While these were once totally common, they’ve been largely replaced by LEDs and other lighting technology. However, you still see ...

Designated at the present sites of Edison's three research laboratories: the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, Florida, on May 25, 2014; at the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West ...

A new book examines the evolution of the American workplace, interrogating the idea that hard work is enough to ensure success Jennie Rothenberg Gritz A year before he developed a working bulb ...