The complete online text of Electricity and Progress by Thomas Edison.

The American inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) held hundreds of patents, most for electrical devices and electric light and power. Although the phonograph and incandescent lamp are best known, perhaps his greatest invention was organized research....

Thomas Alva Edison's nickname, "The Wizard of Menlo Park," reflects his amazing inventive talent. Over his lifetime, more than 1,300 patents were issued in his name, far more than have been credited to any other individual in American history. Among the...

During his lifetime, Thomas Edison patented more than 1,000 inventions--a number that no one else has ever approached. Among these were crucial innovations such as the phonograph, the motion picture, and the incandescent light bulb. Yet despite Edison's...

Forecast increases in electricity demand pose a dilemma for the electricity industry, which will need to cap or reduce its greenhouse gas emissions at the same time. A new approach, already proving successful, is to make consumers more aware of their hourly usage...

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) issued a report to the Ohio General Assembly that provides a biennial overview of Ohio's retail electric choice program's market activity. The report provides an update on the status of Ohio's competitive electric market using the official...