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 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 ...

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.

Left: Noted inventor Thomas Edison at the lightbulb's golden jubilee anniversary banquet in his honor, Orange, New Jersey, Oct. 16, 1929, with a replica of his first successful incandescent lamp ...

The PBS documentary about the life and times of Thomas Alva Edison premieres tonight at 9 p.m. on WNET ...

Annotated designs drawn by inventor Thomas Edison to improve his first ever electric lightbulb have emerged for sale for £90,000. The scientist, who is often credited with perfecting the carbon ...