Learn about Thomas Edison, the prolific American inventor known for his revolutionary inventions like the light bulb, ...

A new light bulb efficiency law goes into effect January 1. Thomas Edison’s great grandson says the inventor would have fully embraced it.

Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb, they had already been in use for decades by the time he came around. What he did, however, was perfect it!

Thomas Edison had a hand in inventing revolutionary devices such as the movie camera, microphone, and phonograph. But none has been more famous than his improvements to the light bulb, which ...

While it was Mr Edison that invented the first commercially viable light bulb, it was Mr Latimer who made its widespread use possible with his patented improvements.

Edison was the first person to file a patent for an “electric lamp.” The rub is that Edison claimed the patent covered not just his specific design, but all light bulbs.

As summer gets in full swing, the township's first splash park for young children will be a much welcome addition.

General Electric announces an LED lighting breakthrough, but its rivals race to get to the market first with reading-quality solid-state lighting that can be screwed into an ordinary living room ...

Edison was one of history’s most prolific inventors, with nearly 1,100 patents involving electricity, the phonograph, one of the first ticker tapes and much more.

Special effects have a long history in cinema, but they go back much further than you'd think, and they include an ...

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden during a Thursday meeting with Kenosha, Wis., community leaders said that a Black man, rather than Thomas Edison, invented the light bulb.