Thomas Edison is considered one of the most prolific inventors of all time, earning 1,093 patents for a trove of creations that helped shape history.

Thomas Edison invented the phonograph on August 12, 1877. It "will undoubtedly be liberally devoted to music," Edison predicted with stunning accuracy in 1878.

TRENTON -- Thomas Edison State University celebrated its first graduation ceremony as a university Saturday, with over 550 graduates receiving their degrees.

Thomas Edison didn’t invent the light bulb—but here’s what he did do With more than a thousand patents to his name, the legendary inventor's innovations helped define the modern world.

It’s fair to say that Elon Musk is the closest thing to Thomas Edison in our times, but is the reverse equally true? Was Edison the Elon Musk of the late 19th, early 20th centuries?

Pete Discafani stuffed the stat sheet, scoring a game-high 24 points to go along with seven rebounds, five assists and five steals as Belvidere earned a victory at home over Thomas Edison Energy ...

A tour through Building Number 5, the most important structure at Edison's famed Essex, New Jersey, campus, where the inventor tinkered with audiovisual equipment ...

Photo: SSPL/Getty Images In October 1929, Thomas Edison was a sleep-deprived octogenarian, deaf as an adder—“I haven’t heard a bird sing since I was twelve years old.” ...

In 2012, the Ohio General Assembly decided to replace Ohio's old statue of former Ohio Gov. William Allen with Edison, after voters in the state said they'd prefer him to a governor who backed ...

Edison Light Bulb, 1879 Thomas Edison used this carbon-filament bulb in the first public demonstration of his most famous invention—the light bulb, the first practical electric incandescent lamp. The ...

An immense bronze statue of Thomas Edison will officially become part of Congress' Statuary Hall collection.