Forget the light bulb. Thomas Edison’s greatest invention was a two-story house in rural New Jersey. In March 1876, Edison set up his famous Menlo Park laboratory—the world’s first research ...

(Originally published by the Daily News on October, 19, 1931.) Thomas A. Edison perfected his first invention to save himself work. He was 16, and a telegraph operator. Every hour he was required t… ...

Edison: Inventing the Century By Neil Baldwin Hyperion, 531 pages, $27.95 Neil Baldwin’s biography of inventor Thomas Edison comes at an opportune moment. In a number of telling ways, America ...

Thomas Edison is best known for inventing the lightbulb and for being one of the fathers of movie-making and sound recording. There's a less-recognized invention the Wizard of Menlo Park designed ...

Thomas Alva Edison was an inventor unlike any throughout history—and his impact can still be felt in your everyday life. Born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847, Edison's inventions, which ...

Thomas Edison invented numerous devices. He was among the first inventors to apply the principles of organised science and teamwork to the innovation process, collaborating with other researchers ...

Now, for the first time, the Steinway & Sons piano, tickled perhaps by Edison himself, is in full view. So, too, are the famed inventor’s “talking machine” and recording devices.

15 Inventions From Thomas Edison That Changed The World Judith Aquino Born 166 years ago on Feb. 11, 1847, Thomas Edison was an incredibly successful inventor, scientist, and businessman ...

In the 1880s, Thomas Edison sued Woods twice, claiming he'd first invented a telegraph for trains. Woods' inventions revolutionized transportation, but he faced many challenges as a Black inventor.

A STATEMENT that has been going the rounds of the press of late relative to the great number of inventions patented by Thomas A. Edison makes no mention of "his first labor-saving device, which ...

But first, Edison established the Edison Electric Light Co., assigned 2,500 shares to himself and sold 500 shares to investors including William Vanderbilt. Edison’s team made two major innovations.

Thomas Edison is best known for his contributions to the lightbulb-but he dabbled in housing, too! In 1917, he invented and patented an innovative construction system to mass-produce affordable ...