Thomas Edison is best known for the light bulb and the phonograph, but some fun facts about Thomas Edison reveal inventions like the electric pen and the talking doll—creations that showcase his ...

Thomas Alva Edison is an unparalleled figure in the history of the United States. Born into a middle-class family in the American Midwest during the 1840s and with little formal education, Edison ...

Thanks to Thomas Edison’s invention of the phonograph, we can enjoy music history denied to past generations. Edison patented the phonograph – just one of his countless inventions – on February 19, ...

Thomas Edison didn’t invent the light bulb—but here’s what he did do With more than a thousand patents to his name, the legendary inventor's innovations helped define the modern world.

Thomas Edison’s Greatest Invention It wasn’t the light bulb or the phonograph or the moving picture—or anything tangible. It was a way of thinking about technology. By Derek Thompson ...

In the 1880s, Thomas Edison sued Woods twice, claiming he'd first invented a telegraph for trains. Woods' inventions revolutionized transportation, but he faced many challenges as a Black inventor.

<p>Feb. 11, 1847 to Oct. 18, 1931</p><p>Almost entirely self-educated, Thomas Alva Edison began experimenting in the cellar of his family home around the age of 10.</p><p>In 1914, it was announced ...

An Inventor’s Life That Was Incandescent Any Way You Look at It In a new biography of Thomas Edison, Edmund Morris tells the story in reverse — starting at the end and going backward to his birth.