Thomas Edison examines Clarence Dally's, his assistant, hand thru a fluoroscope of his own design. Science Source / Photo Researchers Thomas Alva Edison’s sprawling complex of laboratories and ...

Explore Thomas Alva Edison’s laboratory and home in West Orange, N.J., and you’ll realize America’s most prolific inventor didn’t just sit around waiting for new light bulbs to go on in his brain.

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. Though Thomas ...

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While remembered as an individual genius, Thomas Edison’s life should be a durable lesson in collaboration and the power of creative teamwork. Thomas Edison was a workaholic whose final résumé boasted ...