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 ...

Edison Light Bulb, 1879, Smithsonian's National Museum of American History Thomas Edison used this carbon-filament bulb in the first public demonstration of his most famous invention—the light bulb, ...

Tara Isabella Burton - Author, Self-Made: Creating Our Identities From da Vinci to the Kardashians Thomas Edison told journalists they would each receive a brief, private demonstration of the new ...

Electric light bulbs had been around for decades by the 1870s. Most demonstration systems used arc lamps, which seemed far too bright and burned much too hot for indoor household use. In 1878, Thomas ...

If time-travel were possible and I could pick a moment, I'd choose Menlo Park, New Jersey, for my destination on New Year's Eve in 1879. As a historian of technology, I am fascinated when an inventor ...

When people name the most important inventions in history, light bulbs are usually on the list. They were much safer than earlier light sources, and they made more activities, for both work and play, ...

University of Tennessee provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. When people name the most important inventions in history, light bulbs are usually on the list. They were much safer than ...

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