For every phonograph, there was a concrete bathtub. Forget the light bulb. Thomas Edison’s greatest invention was a two-story house in rural New Jersey. In March 1876, Edison set up his famous ...

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American inventor and businessman Thomas Edison (1847 - 1931) with an Edison Standard Phonograph, at his lab in West Orange, New Jersey, 1906. Hulton Archive/Getty Images 2020-01-31T16:55:11Z ...

Thomas Edison is best known for the light bulb and the phonograph, but some fun facts about Thomas Edison reveal inventions like the electric pen and the talking doll—creations that showcase his ...

In the end, however, Edison held 1,093 patents, according to the Thomas Edison National Historic Park. Tesla garnered less than 300 worldwide, according to a study published in 2006 at the Sixth ...

Thomas Alva Edison was an inventor unlike any throughout history—and his impact can still be felt in your everyday life. Born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847, Edison's inventions, which ...

Nikola Tesla, one of the most incredible minds in history, received 112 patents while Edison had 1,093 in his lifetime. Tesla preferred to work alone.

Edison won the bet, but he didn’t appear to know it after reciting “Mary Had a Little Lamb” into the phonograph and then playing the recorded audio at his Menlo Park lab in New Jersey ...

Thomas Edison didn’t invent the light bulb—but here’s what he did do. With more than a thousand patents to his name, the legendary inventor's innovations helped define the modern world.