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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...

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...

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...

Thomas Alva Edison was a master of combining ideas into working systems and overcoming technical hurdles that seemed insurmountable. He developed the notion of using teams of specialists in well-equipped laboratories to invent new devices. With the...

Thomas Alva Edison, is the archetype of American ingenuity and inventiveness. He played a critical role in the early commercialization of electric power. He designed the first commercial incandescent electric light and power system and his laboratory...

1847-1931 American Inventor Thomas Alva Edison is perhaps the most famous inventor in American history. He held a world record 1,093 patents for inventions such as the incandescent electric lamp, the phonograph, and the motion-picture projector. Edison...

Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of the phonograph in 1878 and the incandescent light bulb in 1879, is considered to be one of America's most creative minds. He is the only American to have patented an invention every year for 63 consecutive years,...

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11 1847 – October 18 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph and a long lasting light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard...

Board of Contributors I WAS DEUGHTED to hear that a Glen Rock teenager had hacked the iPhone in record time. I had read about George hotz in Forbes magazine, which highlighted him as junior innovator for winning a $20,000 prize sponsored by Intel...

THE PAPERS OF THOMAS A. EDISON Volume 1: The Making of an Inventor February 1847-June 1873 Edited by Reese V. Jenkins and others Johns Hopkins University Press. 708 pp. $65 TELEGRAPHY was as vital a nerve in the American economy in 1871 as the...

A chart in the faculty lounge keeps track of new babies at a northern Utah school. Someone added paper just to keep up. When teacher Trisha Hunt gives birth in June, it will be the 11th baby since January for staff at Thomas Edison Charter...

Inventors of the MRI, the Ethernet, the LP record and a popular weedkiller are among 18 people picked for induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.The 2007 class of inductees, announced Thursday, join luminaries such as Thomas Edison, Velcro inventor George de Mestral and...

Essay provides a brief biography of Thomas Edison.

Explores the life and work of inventor Thomas Edison. Provides examples of his greatest inventions.