Granville T. Woods was one of the most prolific Black inventors in the 19th century. In the 1880s, Thomas Edison sued Woods twice, claiming he'd first invented a telegraph for trains. Woods ...

Hagley has nearly 5,000 patent models in its collection, making it the second-largest collection in a museum in the United States, according to press materials. Jury hopes Hagley getting featured ...

By mastering and mass-producing collaboration, innovation and acceleration, Edison and his team introduced one world-changing invention after another for decades.

Anniversary of the phonograph: Thomas Edison invention that changed the world This bizarre invention has almost definitely had a massive impact on your life – and you likely don’t even know ...

(Edison's instincts weren't always right, as he bet against both radio and alternating current.) In a way, his real invention was the establishment of R&D (research and development) teams in business.

How Thomas Edison Tricked the Press Into Believing He’d Invented the Light Bulb A year before he developed a working bulb, the “Wizard of Menlo Park” created the illusion that his prototype ...

Edison's invention of a single-pour system for concrete construction did not revolutionize real estate as he had hoped, but it cemented his legacy as a clever inventor.

Thomas Alva Edison is an unparalleled figure in the history of the United States. Born into a middle-class family in the American Midwest during the 1840s and with little formal education, Edison ...

founder Jeff Bezos revealed his admiration for Thomas Edison and Walt Disney as his primary historical role models, highlighting qualities that shaped his approach to building one of America’s ...

The 2025 Edison Patent Awards will honor 11 organizations and 6 trailblazers for innovation in NJ across tech, medicine, defense and more.