The discoverer of the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, and the quadruplex telegraph, among other things, is one of ...

LED Lighting Supply looked at the history of electric lighting, from early incandescent lightbulbs to LED technology. - Underwood Archives // Getty Images LED Lighting Supply looked at the history of ...

At the end of July, the incandescent light bulb – patented by Thomas Edison in 1880 and a common fixture in American homes for more than a century – will pass into history. By Aug. 1, commonly used ...

When people name the most important inventions in history, light bulbs are usually on the list. They were much safer than earlier light sources, and they made more activities, for both work and play, ...

Saturday, December 21 is the shortest day of the year so we thought it would be a good time to appreciate the history of light bulbs. RELATED: Livermore’s 123-year-old Centennial Lightbulb glows up We ...

Even the great-grandson of Thomas Edison, popularly recognized as the inventor of the lightbulb, supports a government regulation that would lead to his ancestor’s creation being phased out. Barry ...

Thomas Edison at the lightbulb’s golden jubilee anniversary. The story of humans trying to use light and heat to their benefit goes back to prehistoric times. The earliest use of fire for these ...