The carbon filament used in Edison’s 1897 light bulb experiments generated the precise amount of heat needed to produce ...

This reminds us of how, in the 1880s, Edison observed current flowing in one direction through a test light bulb that ...

According to new research from Rice University, while Edison’s goal was simply to create a longer-lasting electric lamp, the ...

A fter more than fifty years of uninterrupted fertility in invention, during which he has not only begotten but continuously fathered the electrical era, Thomas Alva Edison believes that we have only ...

A little-known fact: In the year 1900, electric cars outnumbered gas-powered ones on the American road. The lead-acid auto ...

This story originally appeared on Mental Floss. Want to make a movie? You’ll need quality light fixtures, sound recording equipment, and a good motion picture camera. Thomas Alva Edison helped develop ...

Electric light bulbs had been around for decades by the 1870s. Most demonstration systems used arc lamps, which seemed far too bright and burned much too hot for indoor household use. In 1878, Thomas ...

According to experts, Edison’s most important invention wasn’t patentable, but it could benefit modern-day banks and insurers trying to reinvent their digital capabilities. Thomas Edison is one of ...