According to new research from Rice University, while Edison’s goal was simply to create a longer-lasting electric lamp, the extreme conditions created inside Edison’s carbon filament bulbs in those ...

Researchers in the US have uncovered evidence suggesting that Thomas Edison may have accidentally produced graphene over a century before it was formally identified, while developing his first light ...

Eleven years ago the general manager of Thomas A. Edison, Inc.’s electric storage battery factory, George E. Stringfellow. yelled into Edison’s less deaf ear: “Mr. Edison, would you be willing to ...

In Manhattan, next week, Thomas Alva Edison will receive the Gold Medal for Science from the Society of Arts and Sciences. In Washington, the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency is considering a ...