Electric light bulbs had been around for decades by the 1870s. Most demonstration systems used arc lamps, which seemed far too bright and burned much too hot for indoor household use. In 1878 ...

Illustration by Meilan Solly / Background via Library of Congress In the autumn of 1878, Thomas Alva Edison had a problem. He hadn’t invented the light bulb—yet. Or, to put it more precisely ...

Thomas Alva Edison, the Wizard of Menlo Park whose genius ushered in a new era of light and sound for humankind, invented the phonograph at his New Jersey laboratory on this day in history ...

It was this line, that I discovered accidentally, that led me to write "The Unexpected Light of Thomas Alva Edison" and to try to capture this neglected bit of history for our own time.

Thomas Alva Edison, the man behind the electric ... and thus established the Edison Electric Light Company. The Edison light bulb and related technologies reached cities as far as London, Paris ...

According to the Edison Festival Of Light website, “The idea of a celebration to commemorate Thomas Alva Edison’s life of achievement evolved into the Edison Pageant of Light in 1938 ...

Thomas Edison is best known for the light bulb ... During his research on vacuum tubes for light bulbs, Alva additionally looked into vacuum sealing for the preservation of food.

"The Unexpected Light of Thomas Alva Edison" is part of the picture book series "Turnabout Tales," and is illustrated by Kristina Gehrmann. Edison held more than 1,000 patents and invented or ...

See how the race to light up the world started with these ... American businessman and fellow inventor, Thomas Alva Edison, on how to supply electricity to the masses. Tesla famously argued ...