On New Year's Eve, 1879, Thomas Edison unveiled his newest invention: the electric light. Reporters came from all over the U.S. to see Edison's Menlo Park lab lit up with his incandescent bulbs.

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” ...

The history of how these mass-produced novelty lights became a holiday fixture is a distinctly American Christmas tale.

In February 1881, Thomas Edison established the headquarters of the Edison Electric Light Company in New York City. Edison's goal of electrifying Lower Manhattan had stalled for two years while ...

Fronted by a luxurious mustache, this loyal lieutenant to Thomas Edison was the embodiment ... charging crowds to drum up excitement. When Edison patented the light bulb in 1880, its exact value ...

On September 4, 1882, a significant chapter in the history of electricity began when Thomas Edison opened the Pearl Street Station in New York City. This was the first commercial electric power ...

The two American innovators – Thomas Edison, the inventor of both the electric light bulb and the phonograph, and Henry Ford, pioneer of the automobile – were good friends who built their ...

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pivotal, the market leader in light electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, today announced it was recognized with the prestigious ...

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“Our light eVTOL aircraft combine breakthrough electric propulsion and an unconventional ... Developed and maintained in the legacy of Thomas Edison, The Edison Awards™ “symbolize the ...

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