While Thomas Edison is credited with the light bulb, its invention was a collective, century-long effort. Early pioneers like ...

Thomas Edison had a hand in inventing revolutionary devices such as the movie camera, microphone, and phonograph. But none has been more famous than his improvements to the light bulb, which ...

Learn about Thomas Edison, the prolific American inventor known for his revolutionary inventions like the light bulb, phonograph, and motion pictures.

Thomas Edison’s original patents surrounding the light bulb and an archive of 37 original British Patent Letters related to the incandescent lamp have been sold at auction for US$75,000.

The company Edison founded in 1883 — The Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Sunbury — was acquired by PPL (then PP&L) in 1930, 10 years after the company was founded, according to PPL.

Congress Even Thomas Edison’s great-grandson wants inefficient incandescent bulbs phased out Inventor’s descendant joining Democratic chairman in opposing planned Trump administration rollback ...

Edison would not remain part of the company for long. In 1893, he sold his stake in General Electric for a reported $1.5 million, or more than $430 million in today’s dollars, according to G.E.

In honor of Southwest Florida’s celebrating the genius of renowned winter resident Thomas Edison, join me in a fun brain-teaser. What do the numbers 223,898, 1,093 and 82 have in common?

That Christmas, the vice president of the Edison Electric Light Company celebrated by wrapping 80 red, white and blue bulbs around the Christmas tree he set up at his home on East 36th Street.