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Edison became a household name for his inventions that ushered in a new era of modernity with light and sound in every home. With more than 1,000 patents and inventions that inspired people throughout ...

Citing both the Thomas Edison Papers, a research project at Rutgers University, and the Edison Birthplace Museum, we have compiled an official list of Edison's greatest inventions.

which Thomas Edison is credited with creating in 1879, has illuminated homes and workplaces worldwide. Its invention allowed for previously unheard-of productivity levels after dark, transforming ...

This story appears in the June 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Thomas Edison liked to say that he never failed. He succeeded every now and again with an invention that would change the ...

Edison's invention of a single-pour system for concrete construction did not revolutionize real estate as he had hoped, but it cemented his legacy as a clever inventor. This style of architectural ...

Dubbed China's Useless Edison, his fame has grown because his inventions are seen as odd, and often unnecessary. The former plumber, who lives in the northern province of Hebei, became an internet ...

A history of the Edison Company the pioneering film production company begun by Thomas A Edison Included are more than 140 complete films produced by the company between 1891 and 1918 along with ...