To figure out if there’s a grain of truth to all these anecdotes, a team of German scientists at the Hamburg University, led ...

Although Edison pioneered the development of incandescent lighting, he was unable in the early 1880s to keep rival inventors from entering this lucrative market.

Ivar Giaever, Norwegian scientist who made Capital Region his home before winning Nobel Prize in 1973, died on June 20 in ...

Northeastern United States, which adds several new locations and Areas of Interest (AOI) from the four northeastern US states ...

George Westinghouse is a name often overshadowed by the likes of Thomas Edison, but his innovations—such as the air brake and the alternating current (AC) system—were pivotal in shaping the modern ...

Oops! The planned National Garden of American Heroes accidentally serves to highlight the importance of welcoming ...

It was exciting news to the US that GE Appliances announced its decision to move back from China to Kentucky in the US. Accordingly, it will spend $490 million to produce more than 15 washer models ...

The Edison and Ford Winter Estates are a home base for history buffs who visit the area. The two American innovators – Thomas Edison, the inventor of both the electric light bulb and the ...

Thomas Edison and Temple Grandin are just two innovative scientists who have viewed their disabilities as assets.

MY INBOX RUNNETH OVER: On July 4, I asked who you’d put on an imaginary “new” Mount Rushmore. I heard from a few hundred ...