In 1878, Thomas Edison — already an internationally famous inventor in his early 30s, set out to create an incandescent light bulb that provided enough light to illuminate a home but would last ...

She came out to play — and petrify. A 134-year-old talking doll invented by Thomas Edison managed to spook social media users ...

Edison entered the field fully aware of the difficulties other inventors had encountered in developing a practical incandescent light bulb. An incandescent light bulb consists of a glass container ...

On New Year's Eve, 1879, Thomas Edison unveiled his newest invention: the electric light. Reporters came from all over the U.S. to see Edison's Menlo Park lab lit up with his incandescent bulbs.

When you think of light bulbs, this base probably comes to mind. Named for Thomas Edison and patented in 1881, the metal, ...

This is the Edison clock, designed by [David Krawczyk ... You can see the series of holes on the front of the base. These have a small light bulb socked in each, and correspond to hours and ...