According to new research from Rice University, while Edison’s goal was simply to create a longer-lasting electric lamp, the ...

Thomas Edison often gets credit for the invention of the light bulb, but a good argument can be made that they were around ...

This reminds us of how, in the 1880s, Edison observed current flowing in one direction through a test light bulb that ...

Explore three homes in Louisville's historic Butchertown, including Thomas Edison's former residence, a 'shantyboat' house, ...

Thomas Alva Edison’s quote, “We shall have no better conditions in the future if we are satisfied with all those which we have at present ”about dissatisfaction and progress emphasizes a timeless ...

Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame compared Elon Musk to Thomas Edison, but called the Tesla and SpaceX CEO a "desperately ...

Before Edison’s system prevailed, Italian inventor Alessandro Cruto developed a light bulb praised for its clarity and ...

Henry Ford's monopoly on the automobile industry meant that hybrids wouldn't see the light of day for decades.

Sam Altman founded his first tech company as a teenager and was running Y combinator, the world’s leading startup accelerator, by 28. As CEO of OpenAI, the 40-year-old billionaire unleashed ChatGPT, ...

In honor of National Be Elec-trific Day on Feb. 11, Electric Works invites the Fort Wayne community to attend a fireside chat ...

The concept of electricity began thousands of years ago. Static electricity intrigued ancient philosophers but it took many thousands of years before the concept was expanded and scientists began expe ...

We don’t have a good grasp on how many people live without electricity. Official estimates place the number of people without ...