Back in 1912, Thomas Edison, the mastermind behind the lightbulb, set out with plans to reinvent the automobile. Edison envisioned a vehicle driven by electricity, but first, the battery had to be ...

This made Edison's light bulb not only durable but also economical, and this was a crucial factor for mass usage. Thomas Edison didn't stop at the bulb. He understood that for electric lighting to ...

1. Thomas Edison's list of inventions includes more than just the light bulb. While Thomas Edison's most enduring contribution to modern life will forever remain the incandescent light bulb ...

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

Thomas Edison’s 146-question employment test was so difficult that the inventor’s own son—as well as Albert ...

Thomas Edison did not try 10,000 times before inventing the light bulb, nor did he labor in a dusty workshop by himself. That's according to David Burkus, author of "The Myths of Creativity," who ...

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 ...

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” ...