Thomas Edison’s original patents surrounding the light bulb and an archive of 37 original British Patent Letters related to the incandescent lamp have been sold at auction for US$75,000. Though Thomas ...

On New Year’s Eve 1879, Thomas Edison staged a public illumination that turned electric light into a real-world breakthrough.

With an industrial look and durable design, the modern Edison light bulb is a popular choice when it comes to lighting spaces in the home, whether adorning a bathroom vanity, illuminating a kitchen or ...

Ernest Freeberg is head of the history department at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and the author of "The Age of Edison: Electric Light and the Invention of Modern America." Professor ...

A sweeping history of the electric light revolution and the birth of modern America. The late nineteenth century was a period of explosive technological creativity, but more than any other invention, ...

History books know Thomas Edison as the American father of research and development, inventing everything from the light bulb to the film camera. But to his wife Mina Miller Edison, who was 19 years ...

Beyond steam engines and power looms, the Industrial Revolution spawned innovation in artificial lighting — for city streets, lighthouses, railway carriages and mills. Incremental improvements, from ...