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It took a lot of people to create the light bulb. But a process of mythmaking has flattened one man and elevated him to ...
If you’re planning a trip to New Jersey, make sure to add some of the state’s must-see historic landmarks to your itinerary.
The jukebox got its start earlier than you might think, but it truly became iconic when rock 'n' roll took over in the 1950s ...
The Thomas Edison Birthplace Museum, 9 N. Edison Drive in Milan, is an inspiring place, said Kaitlyn Brulia, development director for the facility. At the Edison Birthplace Museum, Brulia’s primary ...
Visitors can explore a museum featuring some of Edison’s 1,093 patents, including the phonograph and the incandescent light bulb, along with the research lab and gardens.
Thomas Edison and Henry Ford are famous for their innovations in electricity generation and automobiles respectively, but they were also at the ...
STOCKBRIDGE — A warm fuzz pervades the image, issuing from a faint glow that sends flecks of color across the room. The source of the light — a lamp with fringes on its shades that almost resembles a ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a stock certificate for 50 ...
A lawsuit filed in federal court claims Edison misled the company’s investors about the effectiveness of its efforts to reduce the risk of wildfire for before the devastating Eaton fire. An Edison ...
You might be old enough to remember record platters, but you probably aren’t old enough to remember when records were cylinders. The Edison Blue Amberol records came out in 1912 and were far superior ...
If you think of records as platters, you are of a certain age. If you don’t remember records at all, you are even younger. But there was a time when audio records were not flat — they were drums, ...