Timed to mark the 131st anniversary of the invention of the light bulb by Thomas Edison—whose birthday is marked by a Google doodle today—General Electric on October 21 unveiled an illumination ...

Thomas Edison’s original patents surrounding the light bulb and an archive of 37 original British Patent Letters related to the incandescent lamp have been sold at auction for US$75,000. Though Thomas ...

Editor’s Note: David Edward Edison Sloane is a professor of English at the University of New Haven and the great-grandson of the inventor Thomas A. Edison. He is writing a book on his grandmother, ...

Benjamin Franklin may be the most famous American inventor, owing to his dual roles as a world famous inventor and also a Founding Father and Statesman, but the most prolific and influential American ...

NEW DELHI: People's love for vintage materials drastically entered the world of lighting when Edison bulbs came back into use. These days one can get the best of both the worlds, the appearance of an ...

This lighting choice used to be all the rage, especially for millennials. But now, it looks dated. You can still make this ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This early Edison lamp contains a ...

Early Edison light bulbs were a thing of beauty, but they were also terribly inefficient. Modern LED bulbs are much more efficient, but they aren’t always beautiful. Luke Anderson, a product designer ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. When many people imagine an inventor, ...