Thomas Edison’s incandescent light bulb, patented in 1880, made electric lighting practical, affordable, and long-lasting. It ...

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

Asked to evaluate his son's abilities as an intellectual, the elder Edison said that he was, “absolutely illiterate, ...

SPARK Museum is one man's monument to electrical power. Sponsored by Visit Bellingham. BELLINGHAM, Wash. — There probably ...

Galileo Galilei championed the heliocentric model of the solar system and advanced modern astronomy with telescopic ...

The basic design of the “Edison Screw” base for light bulbs hasn’t changed much since they were first introduced by Thomas Edison in the late 19th century, and bulb bases are still described ...

Keith Law’s top-100 MLB prospect list is out, which is always a fun read for baseball fans. It’s not as fun for those of you ...

The development of railroads enabled westward expansion, and the telegraph connected distant cities for the first time. Thomas Edison’s electric light bulb illuminated homes and cities ...

The two American innovators – Thomas Edison, the inventor of both the electric light bulb and the phonograph, and Henry Ford, pioneer of the automobile – were good friends who built their ...