How Edison Changed the World with Electric Light
Edison did not invent the first light bulb. Learn how his Menlo Park team built a practical lamp, power network and the Pearl Street station.
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How Edison’s mother was the making of him
Nancy Edison taught her youngest child at home and helped form his habits of reading and experiment. The evidence is richer than the familiar schoolroom legend.
How Edison invented the phonograph
Edison’s phonograph grew from telegraph recorders, telephone experiments and the work of Menlo Park machinists. This is how the first talking machine was made.
Top 10 Thomas Edison Inventions—and What He Really Invented
Explore ten of Thomas Edison’s most important inventions, from the phonograph to electric power, with myths, collaborators and failures explained.