Thomas Edison (1847–1931) was an American inventor and businessman who held more than 1,000 U.S. patents. He had little ...

Just the other day, I heard one of the earliest popular recorded sambas, Donga’s “Pelo Telefone,” from 1916 and released on an Edison talking record, probably a wax cylinder. A few years later the ...

The Edison Festival of Light began in February 1938 as a way to honor Fort Myers' most famous winter resident, Thomas Edison. Eighty eight years later, the festival is back and still going strong.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Thomas Edison might be the most ...

On Feb. 24, 1926, 79-year-old Thomas Alva Edison stepped up to the plate at the Philadelphia Athletics' spring training camp in Fort Myers and, after missing his first swing, rapped a major-league ...

The Thomas Edison National Historical Park offers a rare, immersive look at one of the most prolific minds in American history - and the place where innovation became an industry.

Researchers are going back to Thomas Edison's old nickel-iron battery design more than 100 years later to make a new, high-performance way to store energy. A group from the University of California, ...