These walls once housed the laboratory of Thomas Edison, where teams of researchers, machinists, and thinkers helped shape ...

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, Aug. 12, ...

Granville T. Woods was a pioneering inventor with nearly 60 patents to his name.Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images Granville T. Woods was one of the most prolific Black inventors in the ...

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 ...

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. (AP) — Hard of hearing, Thomas Edison found a unique way to appreciate piano music. As someone played, the great inventor would lean in close to the instrument, right above the keys, ...

From 1885 to 1931, Thomas Edison, the man considered one of the modern world's greatest geniuses, tinkered away and entertained at “Seminole Lodge” — his sprawling estate on the banks of 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.

The Thomas Edison Birthplace Museum recently welcomed nearly 90 guests to its Night at the Movies with Mr. Edison event, according to a news release. The event took place Aug. 8 at Milan Town Hall, 24 ...