David Pogue looks at our nation's tradition of pioneering inventors, from Thomas Edison's R&D facility in Menlo Park, N.J., ...

More than a century after its invention, illustrators still use a lit bulb to symbolize a great idea. Credit typically goes ...

On Oct. 11, 1975, "Saturday Night Live" premiered on NBC with George Carlin as host and musicians Janis Ian and Billy Preston ...

A sweeping history of the electric light revolution and the birth of modern America. The late nineteenth century was a period of explosive technological creativity, but more than any other invention, ...

On Feb. 24, 1926, 79-year-old Thomas Alva Edison stepped up to the plate at the Philadelphia Athletics' spring training camp in Fort Myers and, after missing his first swing, rapped a major-league ...

Who invented the light bulb? Of course, you'd say Thomas Edison. However, what you may not realize is that Edison did not invent the light bulb. Joseph Wilson Swan and Henry Woodward actually invented ...

Clip #2: Explain the outcome of Edison and Ford's plans as Thomas Hager discussed.

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. -- Four inventors from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center shared Thomas Edison Patent Awards from the Research and Development ...

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos revealed his admiration for Thomas Edison and Walt Disney as his primary historical role models, highlighting qualities that shaped his approach to ...