Feb. 11, 1847 to Oct. 18, 1931 Almost entirely self-educated, Thomas Alva Edison began experimenting in the cellar of his family home around the age of 10. In 1914, it was announced that the ...

Thomas Edison’s “innovation factory” turned out more than 1,000 patents. Modern leaders can steal his formula for maximizing creativity at work.

The work of art, by local sculptor Mino Duffy Kramer, honors William Pitt Edison, older brother of inventor Thomas Edison. William Pitt Edison is considered the father of public transit in Port Huron.