Thomas Edison's incandescent light bulb, patented in 1880, made electric lighting practical, affordable, and long-lasting. It completely transformed homes, cities, and industries worldwide, going on ...

DRIVEN by his deafness to read his way through the Detroit Public Library, Edison wrote long afterwards that he had found that almost any book would book entertainment or instruction. This ...

the only physical edition of the 30th Anniversary reissue is a gold double-vinyl—but not structured like the carefully sculpted gatefold classics of yore. Instead, its contours feel dictated ...