Thomas Alva Edison, the man behind the electric bulb has been a well-known inventor ... like JP Morgan and the Vanderbilt family to fund his ventures and thus established the Edison Electric Light ...

While Thomas Edison's most enduring contribution to modern life will forever remain the incandescent light bulb, he took out a total of 1093 patents that both he and his staff brought to life.

In the age of the LED light bulb, consumers have an unfathomable range of lighting options. This has, perversely, made the ...

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

The eternal light bulb has been lit since 1901 at the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department and is in Guinness World Records.

You might have learned in school that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, but the truth is much stranger (public domain) It has been known for a long time that passing a current through a wire ...

Swan continued to develop his invention and in ... established the world's first light bulb factory at Benwell in Newcastle. In 1883 Swan teamed up with Thomas Edison of the USA, who also had ...

Thomas Edison created the first working incandescent light bulb in 1879. More than a century later, his bright idea is still being used. However, a modified version that is more earth friendly is ...

At Menlo Park Edison led a comprehensive survey of filament materials, selecting carbonized bamboo for his first commercial electric light bulb. Adapted for the internet from “Thomas Edison, Chemist” ...