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 ...

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

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

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” ...

Forgotten to history, Thomas Edison once sought to build a "spirit phone" to allow the living to communicate with the dead.

Edison invented the light bulb shortly thereafter. And never turned it off again at night,” another quipped. “I’ve never heard anyone say, ‘Oh, she’s so cute,'” archivist at Thomas ...