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 says ...

While Edison worked in his lab, Mina, pictured here with Madeleine and Charles, supervised the household staff and referred ...

The man credited with inventing the lightbulb had nearly 1,100 patents to his name. One of those creations developed at Menlo Park shaped modern tattooing.

Discover the historical significance of Glenmont, Thomas Edison's exquisite Victorian estate in New Jersey, the only property ...

Glenmont, Thomas Edison’s estate in Llewellyn Park, serves as a memorial to his legacy. The estate, purchased in 1886, is now ...

The drama behind a single switch. Edison and Tesla, two geniuses who lit up the world ~From Lighting Day to another genius~ ...

Thomas Alva Edison was an inventor unlike any throughout history—and his impact can still be felt in your everyday life. Born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847, Edison's inventions, which included ...

Thomas Edisons talking dolls were designed to delight children with recorded nursery rhymes, but their strange voices made the toys far less appealing than he had hoped. Launched in 1890, the dolls ...

Henry Ford handed the first example of his new 1928 Model A to Thomas Edison, his friend and mentor. Edison did not keep the ...

In a 1911 interview with The Miami Metropolis, Thomas Edison, who was almost certainly the then-greatest living inventor, was asked to predict what he thought the world would look like 100 years in ...

Larry West is an award-winning environmental journalist and writer. He won the Edward J. Meeman Award for Environmental Reporting. American inventor Thomas Edison often gets a bad rap from ...

Regular readers of my column will know that last week I wrote about a weird (but apparently researched-backed) nap hack famed inventor Thomas Edison used to come up with new ideas. That means this ...