On his doctor’s orders, Thomas Edison was looking to escape the cold weather of the Northeast when he came to Florida for the winter.

Designated at the present sites of Edison's three research laboratories: the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, Florida, on May 25, 2014; at the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West ...

Thomas Edison has 1,093 patents to his name. He and his associates worked long hours every day, six days a week at his Menlo Park laboratory, with the goal of developing "a minor invention every ...

Ford was so distraught by Edison's death in 1931 that he sold the house in 1945 and it was eventually purchased by the city of Fort Meyers in 1988. Historic Ford vehicles are displayed in a garage.

It all started in 1938 with just 40 floats, four bands and a bicycle brigade. Now thousands attend the Edison Fest Grand ...

The Edison and Ford Winter Estates are a home base for history buffs who visit the area. The two American innovators – Thomas Edison ... themselves), a research laboratory and a museum with ...