Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research suggests Thomas Edison’s early light bulbs may have unknowingly produced graphene more than a century ago. (CREDIT: ...

Thomas Edison often gets credit for the invention of the light bulb, but a good argument can be made that they were around centuries earlier in the form of barometric light. Hosted by: Reid Reimers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers in the US have uncovered evidence suggesting that Thomas Edison may have accidentally produced graphene over a century ...

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Edison, N.J. - One of the inventions that put this central New Jersey town on the map could go the way of the typewriter and the horse and buggy if some lawmakers have their way. The incandescent ...

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With an industrial look and durable design, the modern Edison light bulb is a popular choice when it comes to lighting spaces in the home, whether adorning a bathroom vanity, illuminating a kitchen or ...

Thomas Edison’s original patents surrounding the light bulb and an archive of 37 original British Patent Letters related to the incandescent lamp have been sold at auction for US$75,000. Though Thomas ...

Ernest Freeberg is head of the history department at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and the author of "The Age of Edison: Electric Light and the Invention of Modern America." Professor ...