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 ...

It is generally assumed that Thomas Edison's incandescent lamp was the product of inspired tinkering. Actually it was but one element in a much deeper invention: an entire system of electric lighting ...

Thomas Edison is best known for his contributions ... and durable homes made entirely of poured concrete. Edison's invention of a single-pour system for concrete construction did not revolutionize ...

Thomas Edison's incandescent light bulb, patented in 1880, made electric lighting practical, affordable, and long-lasting. It ...

Hear echoes of the Victorian age, captured in some of the world’s first audio recordings, in this video essay on the ...

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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 ...

The Trump administration had an opportunity to spark a resurgence in American innovation through intellectual property reform ...