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

It’s not an accident that the Oscars, Emmys, and Tonys all have names typically used for people (though they’re not all named ...

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 ...

Asked to evaluate his son's abilities as an intellectual, the elder Edison said that he was, “absolutely illiterate, ...

Hello, and welcome back to This Week in History! Writing this column always feels like an adventure, especially after returning from nearly a two-month break.

Four Southern California Edison lines over Eaton Canyon saw a momentary increase of electrical current about the same time the destructive Eaton fire is believed to have ignited on Jan. 7 ...

A video offers new evidence suggesting the massive Eaton fire may have ignited at a Southern California Edison transmission tower just moments after flashes of blue and white light flared near the ...

With Taylor Swift singing songs about Clara Bow, audiences have turned their attention to the first days of cinema. But even ...

Southern California Edison Shares New Details on Transmission Lines in Eaton Amid Wildfire Probe (Reuters) - Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International, said on Monday ...

Adam Thomas, known for his roles in Waterloo Road as Donte Charles and Emmerdale's Adam Barton, made his first screen appearance back in 2002 on BBC's Doctors. Since then, the 36-year-old actor ...

Thomas Edison's incandescent light bulb, patented in 1880, made electric lighting practical, affordable, and long-lasting. It completely transformed homes, cities, and industries worldwide, going on ...