Early automobiles didn’t use light bulbs, instead, they relied on acetylene gas lamps and oil-fueled lanterns before electric ...

With more than a thousand patents to his name, the legendary inventor's innovations helped define the modern world. Thomas Edison had a hand in inventing revolutionary devices such as the movie camera ...

In school, we learn that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in his lab in Menlo Park, N.J. He had the idea and he developed the technology to make it a reality. The truth is much more complicated, ...

In his illuminating newest, Freeberg, a professor of humanities at the University of Tennessee, examines the social, technological, and political context surrounding the development of the electric ...

Industrial conglomerate General Electric Co. traces its roots to 1878, when inventor Thomas Edison formed the Edison Electric Light Co. in New York City after having opened his famous laboratory in ...

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Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that happened on this date. What Happened: On Oct. 15, 1878, Thomas Edison founded Edison Electric Light Co. — a firm that would ...

In the fall of 1883, a small group of men met in the dim gas lights of Hazleton borough’s YMCA Hall. They listened as two of the borough’s more prominent residents, Stephen D. Engle and John P.

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? I’ll give you ...

As we grapple with the demise of laser headlights in the US, as reported on August 18, 2025, and the compatibility issues of ...