(Originally published by the Daily News on October, 19, 1931.) Thomas A. Edison perfected his first invention to save himself work. He was 16, and a telegraph operator. Every hour he was required to ...

This story originally appeared on Mental Floss. Want to make a movie? You’ll need quality light fixtures, sound recording equipment, and a good motion picture camera. Thomas Alva Edison helped develop ...

Thomas Alva Edison was a great inventor. He imagined a future completely different from the present in which he lived, and had the genius to make it happen. (He was also the hero of an unsuccessful ...

A collection of recently digitized home videos published by the Thomas Edison National Historical Park and Library of Congress includes the last known footage of Thomas Edison. The inventor and ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- This semi-tropical little city where Thomas A. Edison made his winter home was in deep mourning today at news of the inventor's death in West Orange. It was here that Edison ...

WEST ORANGE, N. J., Oct. 18. ─ (AP) ─ Thomas A. Edison died peacefully before dawn today at the hilltop estate where he labored to give light, work and recreation to millions. The 84-year-old inventor ...

Designated at the present sites of Edison's three research laboratories: the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, Florida, on May 25, 2014; at the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West ...