While Thomas Edison is credited with the light bulb, its invention was a collective, century-long effort. Early pioneers like ...

Thomas Edison had a hand in inventing revolutionary devices such as the movie camera, microphone, and phonograph. But none has been more famous than his improvements to the light bulb, which ...

Learn about Thomas Edison, the prolific American inventor known for his revolutionary inventions like the light bulb, phonograph, and motion pictures.

A set of rare light bulbs, including two created by Thomas Edison, just sold for $30,000 US at auction. Some of the bulbs were used in a lawsuit over the famous inventor's patent.

Thomas Edison, known as the 'Father of Invention,' was first credited with creating alight bulb in 1879 and patented it in January 27, 1880. His creation was the first commercially viable example ...

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.

(via BBC Earth) Thomas Edison often gets credit for the invention of the light bulb, but a good argument can be made that they were around centuries earlier in the form of barometric light.

Inspired by Thomas Edison’s commercial success of the patented light bulb in the late 19th century, Edison light bulbs today feature an internal filament housed within a clear bulb. These Ascher ...

A Lemelson-MIT biography states that after becoming part of Thomas Edison ’s elite research team, he made his most important contributions to science by improving the light bulb patented by his ...