| 单词 | Thomas Edison |
| 例句 | A good example is the history of Thomas Edison’s phonograph, the most original invention of the greatest inventor of modern times. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Tesla, who did at least as much for electricity as Thomas Edison, had a quasi-romantic fascination with pigeons. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Technological advances seem to come disproportionately from a few very rare geniuses, such as Johannes Gutenberg, James Watt, Thomas Edison, and the Wright brothers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He had an angular face, black hair, a black mustache, and dark eyes, the kind of looks soon to be coveted by an industry that Thomas Edison was just then bringing to life. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z An estimated sixteen million visitors come to see the new inventions, including a solar oven, American porcelain teeth, Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone, Thomas Edison’s phonograph and his megaphone, modified to help the hard of hearing. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Thomas Edison’s last words were: “It’s very beautiful over there.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I mean, my father was Thomas Edison when it came to inventing punishments. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, I’m trying to remember a Thomas Edison quote.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z A few weeks earlier Thomas Edison, known widely as “the Wizard of Menlo Park,” had paid a visit to Burnham’s shanty. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z By now, it had become something of a family joke, their Thomas Edison Mami, their Benjamin Franklin Mom. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z And that George Washington never dual-wielded chainsaws, and wasn't alive at the same time as Thomas Edison, who never invented gloves that shoot lightning. Bro, say can you see? "America: The Motion Picture" shows we're not just dumb, we're drawn that way 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z As an example, he points to Thomas Edison, who is represented by several inventions. What can an old wooden cart teach us about American ingenuity? 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z I assume I don’t have to explain why Thomas Edison is inspiring. Eight areligious scientists who changed the world 2012-08-21T13:40:00Z Dazzled by science, he contacted Thomas Edison — the American who invented a long-lasting incandescent light bulb, phonograph, movie camera and much more — writing, “Do not know anything about electricity, but can learn pretty quick.” We know about Edison, Bell and the Wright Brothers, but Fessenden? 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Griffith and, just in time for the Halloween season, the 1910 adaptation of “Frankenstein,” produced by Thomas Edison. Perspective | The death of FilmStruck: Erasing cinema’s history will have only a negative effect on its future 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison is remembered as America’s greatest inventor, and with good reason. Excerpt: Up-All-Night Success Stories from The 24-Hour Genius 2013-06-19T14:56:02Z Thomas Edison's dad joined a failed revolution in Canada. 11 Surprising facts about Thomas Edison 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Her father, Henry Southmayd Morgan, was an inventor and protégé of Thomas Edison. Priscilla Morgan, Cultural Matchmaker, Dies at 94 2014-04-03T05:01:14Z Thomas Edison had deliberately shot this activity, one generally considered private, to attract audiences. Cinematic smackers: the most significant kisses in film history 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z But soon after, Le Prince vanished — and later, Thomas Edison would claim the credit for inventing the motion picture. 12 New Books Coming in April 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z The first video emphasized American ingenuity, with images of Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs, and the garages where they did their early work. In Kazakhstan, a World Expo Is All About Energy (and Dancing) 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z “There are no rules here,” Thomas Edison famously said. To safely reopen, facilities throw rules out the window and embrace creativity 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z “And Thomas Edison said that genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. And that’s why, when Tom enters a room, everyone leaves.” A Salute to Tom Hanks at the MoMA Film Benefit 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z In Thomas Edison, McGirr finds a forebear of today’s tech entrepreneurs, a brilliant but arrogant man who regarded sleep and nightfall as nuisances to be vanquished. Exploring the Necessity and Virtue of Sleep 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z When he was 12, Thomas Edison started selling candies and newspapers on the Grand Trunk Railroad, which carried passengers to and from Detroit. 11 Surprising facts about Thomas Edison 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z American Genius The rivalries between physicists Werner Heisenberg and Robert Oppenheimer and inventors Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison are revisited in back-to-back new episodes. Monday's TV highlights: Christopher Lee tribute and more 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z As a nod to the Morse Code system, he called his two eldest children — Marion Edison and Thomas Edison, Jr. — Dot and Dash, respectively. 11 Surprising facts about Thomas Edison 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z In later scenes Disney compares himself to Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Abraham Lincoln and says he is convinced that Ronald Reagan will become president if he will follow his advice. Philip Glass opera shows Walt Disney's fantasy world in a new light 2013-01-06T00:08:29Z He also takes us into the 1890s studio of Thomas Edison, who worked on his kinetograph movie camera and kinetoscope peep-show box. ‘The Inventor and the Tycoon’: the birth of moving pictures 2013-01-30T19:26:17Z Most conjure the show’s themes with techniques that considerably predate Thomas Edison. In the galleries: Many ways to express ‘Light & Movement’ 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z There’s also a cylinder from a talking doll created by Thomas Edison in 1888 that is the earliest known commercial sound recording. Library of Congress taps 25 sounds for registry 2012-05-23T14:47:00Z "It's a nice thing to do to look back and remember when somebody really changed the way we think about things, whether it be Thomas Edison or Lucille Ball," Arnaz said. Lucille Ball centennial: Another chance to love Lucy 2011-08-02T20:15:05Z Thomas Edison grilled potential employees in their job interviews. 11 Surprising facts about Thomas Edison 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z The list also features a number of such rarely heard recordings as the sound of a talking doll captured by Thomas Edison in 1888 - the earliest known commercial sound recording. Donna Summer track joins registry 2012-05-23T10:00:39Z Week 1221, the child of any two people: — The child of Thomas Edison and Jenny McCarthy would go on to invent the electric dim bulb. Style Invitational Week 1261: Post mortems — our annual obit poetry contest 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z The newest perspective on our nation’s past is at the National Museum of American History, which debuts this summer a section on American ingenuity, from Thomas Edison to video game pioneers. These Are America's Best Cities for Historic Sites 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z It didn’t bomb quite as hard as Benedict Cumberbatch’s Thomas Edison biopic The Current War which was seen as one of the festival’s biggest disappointments alongside Halle Berry and Daniel Craig’s LA riots drama Kings. The state of the Oscars race: who's in the lead after the big film festivals? 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z A historical novel about the battle between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse over the invention of the lightbulb. Notable fiction in 2016 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z It is quite simply THE great American résumé, easily clearing the likes of Thomas Edison or Roman Roy. Even if nobody else is listening, the president's son is singing the praises of Kanye West's new album 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Without question he was the most famous public lecturer of his day, and he became a personal hero to many prominent non-believing Americans, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Andrew Carnegie, Luther Burbank, and Thomas Edison. An atheist in the White House? It could happen, thanks to Donald Trump 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z Visitors can check out a light bulb created by Thomas Edison and headgear used by quack doctors to shock patients, and experiment with an electronic musical instrument, the Theremin, which is controlled without physical contact. Go North for Active Days and Appetizing Nights 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Circus rolling through Kansas in 1905, Oscar aspires to merge the scientific acumen of Thomas Edison, the Wizard of Menlo Park, with the renowned legerdemain of Harry Houdini. Oz the Great and Powerful: Mostly, It’s Wicked Bad 2013-03-06T16:10:03Z Benedict Cumberbatch takes on the role of Thomas Edison in The Current War, a tale of the race for marketable electricity set in the late 19th century. Thomas Edison to Tonya Harding: Oscar hopes pinned on biopics at the Toronto film festival 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Truthfully, it was one of many test tubes that were present in the bedroom where Thomas Edison expired on October 18, 1931. 11 Surprising facts about Thomas Edison 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z From one angle he looks like a pint-size Thomas Edison seized by the spirit of American enterprise. Movie Review | 'Children of Invention': Scheming, Scrambling and Surviving in Tze Chun?s Debut 2010-03-12T00:03:00Z Thomas Edison, one of the greatest inventors of all time, famously said, “Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.” Inventions can happen by accident. Play-Doh, penicillin and canned whipped cream are examples. 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z A retired production engineer in New Jersey who’d racked up patents for his inventions, he saw himself as the Ashkenazi Thomas Edison. I never should have followed my dreams 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z The Thomas Edison clip below, from “The Passing Show,” only a few seconds long at an odd speed — but yes, from back in 1894 — conjures a whole world of marvelously informal flair. Dance This Week: Tap History, the Bill at the Joyce and an Award 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Thomas Edison was not the sole inventor of the light bulb. 11 Surprising facts about Thomas Edison 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z As Jackson has pointed out before, Thomas Edison believed that he might be able to get the dead on the phone. Shelley Jackson, Author and Advocate of the Monstrous 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z In his lifetime motion pictures proper were invented, with contributions from Thomas Edison, the Lumière brothers, and others, and Muybridge was given a little credit for his founding role. Eadweard Muybridge: Feet off the ground 2010-09-03T23:06:00Z Thomas Edison agreed to electrocute the animal named Topsy to illustrate a certain type of current. Lily Tomlin speaks up for elephants in documentary 2013-04-24T18:32:11Z Thomas Edison installed the electricity and a stock ticker wired directly to Wall Street. In New Hampshire, Can Bretton Woods Get Gnarly? 2011-02-18T19:55:00Z Thomas Edison made one of the world's first cat videos. 11 Surprising facts about Thomas Edison 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z A museum claims to own Thomas Edison's dying breath. 11 Surprising facts about Thomas Edison 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z But the Packard Campus does have the only known copy of the fourth film registered, a 1912 version of "The Charge of the Light Brigade" created by Thomas Edison's film company. 'Essential' film copyright protection turns 100 2012-08-24T18:02:12Z Working in Thomas Edison’s New Jersey studio, they gave us the first celluloid sneeze, an open-mouth exhalation that was meant to be humorous but today seems ominous. Film Treasures, Streaming Courtesy of the Library of Congress 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z She shot to fame with a collection of sweaters in 1927 and remained ascendant until the Second World War, occupying a position as the Thomas Edison of the fashion world. 'Elsa Schiaparelli': Fashion designer too elusive for words 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z The president has called Mr. Musk “one of our great geniuses,” likening him to Thomas Edison. Elon Musk, Blasting Off in Domestic Bliss 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Many Smithsonian treasures first appeared in the building, such as an early Thomas Edison lightbulb, the first telephone and Apollo rockets. Smithsonian’s ‘Futures’ exhibit encourages visitors to be innovators 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Also on the list is one of the earliest film recordings and the oldest surviving copyrighted motion picture, produced by Thomas Edison’s team of inventors. Ghostbusters enshrined in cinematic immortality at Library of Congress 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z A dog steals the show in Thomas Edison's 1894 film "Athlete with Wand," simply by sleeping and appearing disinterested. Sarii of “Prey” and the importance of letting the dog live 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Barnum and Thomas Edison — an inventor and innovator, yes, but a popularizer as well, a man who saw consumers’ needs and then found accessible ways to entice them into making purchases. Ron Popeil, inventor and king of TV pitchmen, dies at 86 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison is quoted as saying that genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. Siobhan Magnus's butterfly effect: one blogger with the heebie-jeebies 2010-04-21T21:01:00Z Take Thomas Edison’s elephant electrocution as a starting point. Animal penises’ amazing evolution 2012-06-12T15:40:00Z “He always wanted to propose like Thomas Edison did,” she says. U-Md. professor hooks students on this particle accelerator — by building one 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z The illusion is as old as Thomas Edison and the Lumière brothers: The camera is your eye, it roams the world, seeing and recording it transparently, as if its aperture is consciousness itself. Perspective | Through the lens of a CNN camera on the ground, a view of American disintegration 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z The next time someone tells you atheists can’t change the world for the better… tell them about Rosalind Franklin and Thomas Edison. Eight areligious scientists who changed the world 2012-08-21T13:40:00Z The Warners, as they restyled themselves, were living in Youngstown, Ohio, around 1903 when Sam bought a kinetoscope, “a primitive movie projector, made by Thomas Edison.” How the four Warner brothers built a movie empire that conquered the world 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison didn’t invent the first lightbulb, but his patent in 1880 demonstrated major improvements to an existing invention. Here’s an idea: Visit the Inventors Hall of Fame. 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z The real problem is that capitalism has become associated with high finance, rather than the heroic entrepreneurship of Thomas Edison, whose inventions still surround us. What’s the alternative? 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison thought his poor hearing helped him concentrate. 11 Surprising facts about Thomas Edison 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z His father, Santiago, is the Thomas Edison of his age, responsible for reinventing much of the world in the aftermath of the “Time Collision.” In Armand Baltazar’s ‘Timeless,’ People, Dinosaurs and Robots Co-Exist 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z There's also a cylinder from a talking doll created by Thomas Edison in 1888 that is the earliest known commercial sound recording. Library of Congress taps 25 sounds for registry 2012-05-23T11:11:19Z That must be what Thomas Edison said about the light bulb, too. Silly Movie Summaries contest winners -- we're still chuckling 2012-03-23T21:22:23Z It was where many people first glimpsed technology like Thomas Edison’s light bulb, the first telephone and Apollo rockets. At the Smithsonian, an Architectural Treasure Looks Ahead 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Moore is writing the film adaptation of his novel “The Last Days of Night,” about the rivalry between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse during the dawn of modern electricity. Conquering TV With ‘Mad Men.’ Now Matthew Weiner Publishes a Novel. 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z “The Inventor,” HBO’s Theranos documentary, draws comparisons between Holmes and one of her idols, Thomas Edison, who may have been better at cultivating his public image as an inventor than he was at actually inventing. Our Never-Ending ‘Scam Season’ 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z One of the first surf movies ever made — shot, in 1906, by none other than a Thomas Edison camera man — takes place on Waikiki Beach, the famed beachfront neighborhood in Honolulu. Soaking Up Waikiki, Surfing to Sunsets, for a Song 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z The show moves chronologically from silent to 3-D, starting with Thomas Edison's jerky black-and-white images shot from a boat in the Seine in 1910 and ending with Martin Scorsese's "Hugo." | Paris à la Hollywood 2012-09-28T22:41:01Z What “The Inventor” shows is how susceptible society is to grifts particularly in the realm of technology, a factor that extends back to through the ages to famed inventor Thomas Edison. Elizabeth Holmes' all-American scam: HBO's "The Inventor" reveals the science of the con 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Silicon City,” opening Friday, Nov. 13, begins with Samuel Morse’s telegraph and the many wonders that sprang from Thomas Edison’s New Jersey laboratories. The Big Bang of Art and Tech in New York 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Thomas Edison's first Kinetoscope films were pretty much recordings of novelty acts -- sword-swallowers, magicians, Indian dancers from Buffalo Bill's touring variety show. Indie film discovers sci-fi spectacle 2011-08-02T21:01:00Z Henry Ford so admired his friend Thomas Edison that he supposedly trapped his last breath in a test tube. How to remember 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z In 1879, Thomas Edison flicked a light switch, and our relationship with night and day changed for ever. How modern life gets in the way of sleep 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z The moving image may have many fathers, but full custody of the credit, more or less, has always gone to Thomas Edison. He Created the First Known Movie. Then He Vanished. 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z "Are we going to ask about why kids are learning about Thomas Edison and not learning about Lewis Latimer?" In viral anti-racism PSA, "Steven Universe" character Pearl challenges our whitewashed history 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z The warehouse itself is a sprawling underground facility, allegedly designed by Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla and MC Escher. The Book Show 2010-04-07T23:05:00Z She dropped out of Stanford at 19 and she charged into the field of biotech, imitating the work philosophy and style of Steve Jobs and Thomas Edison. Hulu's "The Dropout" brings its A-game with Amanda Seyfried's powerful take on Elizabeth Holmes 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z It carried a set of arc lights supplied by Thomas Edison; its telephones and telegraph were from Alexander Graham Bell. Review: In the Kingdom of Ice Brings Cold Comfort 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z And who knew that José Martí and Thomas Edison wrote so well? Books of The Times: ?New York Diaries: 1609 to 2000? - Review 2012-01-19T23:09:58Z A “crazy machine” that allows White, 60, to stay the kid who wanted to invent things like Thomas Edison. ‘Word painting’ artist Wayne White brings 14-foot-tall puppets to the Seattle Art Fair 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z In his youth, Thomas Edison built a chemistry lab on a train. 11 Surprising facts about Thomas Edison 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Others agreed that Thomas Edison’s new sound-recording machine would transform publishing. Audiobooks were set to destroy books — but instead, they opened a new world 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z That kind of data is unprecedented in the electricity industry, whose essentials have remained largely unchanged since 1882, when Thomas Edison opened America’s first commercial power plant. Is This America's Smartest City? 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z After all, Native American performers helped found the entire industry back in 1894 when Thomas Edison filmed a Sioux ghost dance. Forrest Goodluck: the Native American actor ripping up the rulebook 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison and others adapted the technology and made their own incremental improvements on it, but essentially it was European technology. The Queen 2012-06-11T11:00:00Z Thomas Edison remains one of the most prodigious talents in American history, and this landmark new biography of the scientist and inventor goes far beyond his most famous creation, the lightbulb. 18 New Books to Watch For in October 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Background: Father was in the military, grew up locally, graduated from Thomas Edison High School in Alexandria, master of music from Catholic University. From players, pipes and pedals, a celestial song 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Ruthless, canny and tenacious, Mr. Jobs emerges as a formidable captain of industry in the vein of past fierce innovator-businessmen like Thomas Edison, with a Svengali’s coal-eyed stare to boot. Review: Different Thinking About Steve Jobs, the Man Behind Apple 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z He talked about Lewis and Clark, about Thomas Edison, about Apollo 11, about Sept. 11. Evening in America: What it felt like on Trump’s Fourth of July 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z Multi-billionaire Ford purchased whole buildings, like the Wright Brothers' shop and Thomas Edison's laboratories, alongside smaller items. Why Henry Ford imported a Cotswold cottage to Michigan 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z Yet Americans have had an enduring love-hate relationship with science, making heroes out of Thomas Edison while enjoying the public pillorying of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Can we defend against the online anti-science movement? 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Other such monuments include the Grand Canyon, Statue of Liberty and the laboratory of inventor Thomas Edison. Biden names new Emmett Till monument as US grapples with racist history 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z In 1880, Thomas Edison received a historic patent embodying the principles of his incandescent lamp. Extremely overdue book returned to Massachusetts library 119 years later 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z As Green points out early on, when Thomas Edison unveiled recording technology, people then knew it would forever alter us and our relationship to the past. Review: Documentary '32 Sounds' celebrates sonic joy 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z Electricity ran machines in factories and lit streets, workplaces, and homes following the invention of the incandescent light bulb, by Joseph Swan in Britain in 1878 and Thomas Edison in the United States in 1879. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Thomas Edison is said to have used a similar technique with metal balls instead of keys to gain insights to be incorporated into his inventions. Here’s How to Use Dreams for Creative Inspiration 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Salvador Dalí and Thomas Edison reported using this method. ‘Dream glove’ boosts creativity during sleep 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Some of the most popular lectures over the years have included “Hamilton Versus Jefferson,” “The Science of Happiness” and “The Genius and Rivalry of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla.” Lifelong learning helps maintain mental health and acuity as we age | Provided by ST Content Studio 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z That story “reminds me of the famous Thomas Edison quote ‘I failed my way to success,’” McMains says in the video. One answer to productivity woes? Mental performance coaches. 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Thomas Edison was a pioneer in the U.S. film industry, and his studios turned out many silent short films in the early twentieth century. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Poetry has been a part of recorded sound ever since Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877, showing off his creation by recording “Mary Had a Little Lamb” on tinfoil. Marianne Mantell, who helped launch the audiobook industry, dies at 93 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z The very next year, Thomas Edison made a 90-second film of “Little Miss Sure Shot,” Annie Oakley, performing some of her marksmanship. Guns have been in motion pictures since the start. 'Rust' is only the latest to have a gun death 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Thomas Edison’s early Kinetoscope films from the late 19th century, short looped films seen via a viewing cabinet, come to mind. TikTok's addictive anti-aesthetic has already conquered culture 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z After the telephone was invented, he said, Thomas Edison was interested in developing a “spirit phone” to somehow communicate with the dead. AI’s new frontier: Connecting grieving loved ones with the deceased 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z He has also compared himself to the likes of Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison, claiming they were "geniuses" and "misunderstood". Norway princess quits royal duties for alternative medicine 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z A century ago, Thomas Edison’s “tone tests” tapped into this concept. The search for the perfect sound AC “currents war” with Thomas Edison; a paean to female scientists and staffers; and a scale model of the plant as it looked during peak operation. A new perspective on Niagara Falls 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison thought that AC shocks were more harmful and set up a DC power-distribution system in New York City in the late 1800s. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Western Union, which had originally turned down Bell’s machine, went on to commission Thomas Edison to invent an improved version of the telephone. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z In “Nap Like a Genius,” Bret Stetka writes about recent research on Thomas Edison's practice of jolting himself from the edge of sleep to boost creativity. Readers Respond to the April 2022 Issue 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z The organization took on its current name to associate itself with the revered, recently deceased Thomas Edison. Meet the group lobbying against climate regulations — using your utility bill 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Plans are in the works for a studio in West Orange, where the inventor Thomas Edison created the country’s first movie studio. $100 Million Film Studio to Rise From Rubble of Ex-Public Housing Site 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison’s great “invention” of the lightbulb concealed a far more complex and incremental story of its development, and depended on his team of researchers at Menlo Park. Analysis | Elon Musk and tech’s ‘great man’ fallacy 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Film production was originally based in and around New York, where Thomas Edison first debuted the kinetoscope in 1893. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Alexander Graham Bell’s invention had difficulty picking up certain consonants, which is why Thomas Edison’s improved microphone became the standard way of converting sound vibrations into an electrical signal. These Three Overlooked Black Inventors Shaped Our Lives 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z The glass tube, we are told, supposedly contains the last breath of Thomas Edison, captured by Henry Ford. Review | At the Whitney Biennial, mostly serious work for a serious age 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z In 1889 Scientific American shared some of Thomas Edison’s thoughts on sleep. Bird Navigation, Dark Matter, Biblical Archaeology, and More 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison’s incandescent lightbulb has endured for more than a century. Incandescent lightbulbs are on the way out. Here’s how to shop for more efficient replacements. 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z He informs Thomas Edison that the light bulb “stinks.” Larry David Doesn’t Get Crypto. That’s Why He’s the Perfect Pitchman. 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Also known as an Edison bulb, a filament bulb has its “electric” filament visible through the bulb, resembling that first incandescent bulb designed by Thomas Edison. Philips Hue’s new smart outdoor light fixture harkens back to a simpler time 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z None other than inventor Thomas Edison is credited with creating the first strand of lightbulbs, which were strung outside of his Menlo Park Laboratory in 1880, according to the Library of Congress. Holiday season lights a bright spot amid pandemic resurgence 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z When Thomas Edison hit a wall with his inventions, he would nap in an armchair while holding a steel ball. Edison was right: Waking up right after drifting off to sleep can boost creativity 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z The move marks the breakup of an iconic manufacturer which was founded by Thomas Edison. Japanese giant Toshiba announces breakup plan 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z G.E.’s history goes back 129 years, to when Thomas Edison’s Edison Electric Company merged with another business in a deal backed by J. Pierpont Morgan, the financier who helped birth many of America’s great companies. G.E. Breaks Up With Its Storied Past 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z The conglomerate, which traces its lineage back to Thomas Edison, was once the pinnacle of business success, renowned for its steady returns, corporate prowess and relentless pursuit of growth. GE, in a ‘defining moment,’ moves to break up its business 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z General Electric will split into three separate companies in a stunning breakup of the iconic manufacturer founded by Thomas Edison whose sprawling businesses once made it the world’s most valuable company. GE will split into three companies but keep the jet-engine unit crucial to Boeing 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z Thomas Edison started what is considered to be the nation’s first film studio in West Orange in 1893. Netflix Eyes New Jersey Army Base for Major Production Hub 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z “If you don’t knock on the door, you don’t have a chance. The way I look at it, Thomas Edison, he tried a thousand times before he discovered the light bulb and electricity.” These Baseball Frenemies Have Met Over 200 Times. But Rarely Like This. 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Holmes promised the samples would be tested in a specially designed machine named after famed inventor Thomas Edison. Elizabeth Holmes’ trial to dissect downfall of a tech star 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z And it was — new kicks made Mustafa feel ready to conquer the halls of Thomas Edison High School. Perspective | Four days before the start of freshman year, a Virginia teen was trapped in Kabul 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Without television, Popeil would have been a name on a box; with television, he was Thomas Edison. How Ron Popeil perfected the art of the infomercial 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z She also claimed it did not pay enough attention to American figures, including Confederate leader Robert E. Lee and inventor Thomas Edison. Gary B. Nash, UCLA historian who shaped American history curriculum, dies 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Barnum and Thomas Edison - an inventor and innovator, yes, but a popularizer as well, a man who saw consumers’ needs and then found accessible ways to entice them into making purchases. Ron Popeil, inventor and king of TV pitchmen, dies at 86 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z The earliest batteries, including Thomas Edison’s, were simple and bulky. Concrete Buildings Could Be Turned into Rechargeable Batteries 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison’s company shot some, as did its biggest rival, Vitagraph Studios. 'Bordertown' to 'Bordertown,' this Mexican writer's journey through Hollywood 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z “The other day, I was reading an article about Thomas Edison,” he says in the second episode of the pasta series. A James Beard Award-winning podcaster created a new pasta shape for optimal ‘forkability’ and ‘sauceability’ — here’s a recipe to test his theory 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z As a freshman at Thomas Edison High School, he was voted a “class clown.” Daunte Wright Spent Final Moments Talking With His Mother 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Mason was among the first people to buy one of Thomas Edison's phonograph machines, which he invented in 1877; but died of sunstroke three weeks after making his historic recording. Winston Churchill, Kermit and Janet Jackson preserved for posterity 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z In 1910, the first filmed adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel “Frankenstein,” a silent short produced by Thomas Edison’s New York movie studio, was released. Today in History 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z In 1878, Thomas Edison received a U.S. patent for “an improvement in phonograph or speaking machines.” Today in History 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z In 1877, Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, becoming the first person ever to record and reproduce his own voice. A new sensation: recording and reproducing taste 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z In 1893, inventor Thomas Edison completed work on the world’s first motion picture studio, his “Black Maria,” in West Orange, New Jersey. Today in History 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z “To borrow a phrase from Thomas Edison, what consumers and the climate need are commitments that are 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration,” said David Friedman, a vice president of Consumer Reports. GM will only sell zero-emission vehicles by 2035 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z In 1880, Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp. Today in History 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z In 1879, Thomas Edison first publicly demonstrated his electric incandescent light by illuminating some 40 bulbs at his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey. Today in History 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Owned by a former Texan named Thomas Tally and his brothers, the parlors hawked Thomas Edison’s phonograph at locations in Santa Monica and downtown Los Angeles. L.A.’s evolution as a music powerhouse may have started earlier than we think 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Panelist Mariposa Villaluna requested that the committee also include Thomas Edison Elementary School on the list because of his treatment toward animals. San Francisco may change 'inappropriate' names of 44 city schools, including Washington and Lincoln: report 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z Yusef’s niece Sabrin, goes to Thomas Edison Charter School-South, and she said while it was a similar struggle at first, the school was able to hire two new tutors to help. Refugees find help in Utah running club during pandemic 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z Rival 19th-century inventors Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse battle for dominance in the use of differing electrical currents. Movies on TV this week: 'Tootsie' on Showtime; 'Halloween' on AMC 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z Currently a teacher of medical sciences at Thomas Edison High School of Technology, Ms. Harris is a former lawyer and nurse with expertise in public health. Opinion | The Post’s endorsements for Montgomery and Prince George’s school boards 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison invented the incandescent electric light bulb, but it burned out quickly. AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s errant views on voting, Biden miscues 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z The first public movie screening was in Paris, in 1895, using a device inspired by Thomas Edison's electric Kinetoscope. Democratized Information Is Transforming Society 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison: “To build Cybertrucks, you need a good imagination and a giant field.” The epic campaign to win Elon Musk’s Tesla factory with memes 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z They’re also looking at getting advertisements for the sides of it, as the ad for the Thomas Edison Inn is “a little dated,” he said. Port Huron Museums buys trolley for $1 for tours, events 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z One, called “Big F*cking Field,” purports to be in the voice of a plot of land and includes humorously fake endorsements by the likes of Thomas Edison. Free pizza and a 75-foot statue of Musk: the battle for the next Tesla plant 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z There might still have been a Thomas Edison, but good luck getting a patent. Independence or nah? 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z This was typically the case with Thomas Edison, who, as Ridley notes, tried 6,000 different organic materials in the search for a filament for his electric light. Review | An exploration of ‘How Innovation Works’ 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z General Electric cut one of the last remaining links to founder Thomas Edison, as the beleaguered manufacturer wrapped up a three-year process to sell its iconic lightbulb business. Typical pay for CEOs tops $12.3 million, survey finds 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z When Thomas Edison was asked about conducting thousands of experiments without results, he responded that he always got results: He knew “several thousand things that won’t work.” Opinion | How not to hold an election during a pandemic 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison even patented an electronic voting apparatus back in 1869. Reporter's Notebook: Congress' potential challenges with virtual voting amid coronavirus pandemic 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z “Motion pictures,” wrote the American inventor Thomas Edison in 1922, “are destined to revolutionise our schools.” Can computers ever replace the classroom? 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z He retired in 2001 when GE was near the height of its powers, with major businesses in entertainment and financial services that far expanded the company beyond its origins in industry led by Thomas Edison. Jack Welch, former GE boss and 'manager of the century', dies at 84 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z President Trump even compared him recently to Thomas Edison, calling him “one of our great geniuses.” How Elon Musk went from sleeping in the factory to being on the cusp of launching a crew into space 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z The substance — first used by Thomas Edison — is much stronger than aluminum, and lighter. High-Tech Tires, From Pit Lane to Your Garage 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z But maybe nobody put it more simply than Thomas Edison. Perspective | The lasting lesson of this Super Bowl: Failure is necessary 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z This is the home of Thomas Edison and Teddy Roosevelt, of many great Generals, including Washington, Pershing, Patton, and MacArthur. Text of President Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z This may be the most stunning energy shift for Hawaii since 1881, when King Kalakaua traveled to New York to meet Thomas Edison at his home to see his remarkable incandescent lightbulb. Hawaii Is a Test Bed to See if Renewables Can Meet Peak Energy Demands 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z His alternating current design clashes with Thomas Edison’s direct current model, though, and Edison begins a vicious campaign against AC that involves electrocuting dogs to death with it. Tesla is a weird, fourth-wall-breaking take on the internet’s favorite inventor 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z President Donald Trump's comments about Thomas Edison sparked concerns about his mental health among attorneys, former government officials and a Yale University psychiatrist. Yale psychiatrist, attorneys say Trump may be mentally unfit to stand trial after Thomas Edison rant 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z It was later supplanted by Thomas Edison’s suggestion, “Hello.” James Goode, historian of Washington statues and architecture, dies at 80 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z “I’m not a genius. I’m not Thomas Edison,” he said. Raiders visit Chiefs with AFC West hanging in balance 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z “I’m not Thomas Edison, I don’t know how to do that. We’re just trying to show pictures of people that are cold that deal with cold. I don’t know. We’re not going to overanalyze it.” 49ers vs Ravens showdown highlights Week 13 action 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Thomas Edison is the inventor you learn about in school. Tesla is a weird, fourth-wall-breaking take on the internet’s favorite inventor 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z "To speak about Thomas Edison as if he is still alive is simply something that is scary," Wiley aid. Yale psychiatrist, attorneys say Trump may be mentally unfit to stand trial after Thomas Edison rant 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z For better or worse, inventor Thomas Edison laid the foundations of our technological age with breakthroughs in the recording of sound, lighting, moviemaking, electrical generation and communications. Just in time for the holidays, match 4 biographies with their ideal bibliophile recipient 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z One of the lowliest electric devices in our homes and offices, the lightbulb revolutionized daily life after it was improved through Thomas Edison’s innovations. Column: Trump's attack on lightbulb standards is his flimsiest environmental rollback yet 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Thomas Edison, famously, became increasingly deaf, beginning in childhood. What New York City Misses by Not Doing Hearing Tests on Students 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison and Michael Shannon as George Westinghouse and earned a 59% “rotten” rating on Rotten Tomatoes. 'Joker' regains top spot as 'Black and Blue,' 'Countdown' and 'Current War' fall short 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z In 2017, when the prestige drama about the rivalry between inventor Thomas Edison, industrialist George Westinghouse and visionary engineer Nikola Tesla premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, it was met by lukewarm to negative reviews. Review | ‘The Current War’ is packed with historical detail, but the film lacks electricity 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z In the United States, the prototype for the industrial research lab appeared in the electrical industry, when inventor Thomas Edison set up an ‘invention factory’ in Menlo Park, New Jersey, in 1876. Can marketplace science be trusted? 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z The Current War — Director’s Cut Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse and Nikolai Tesla square off in a race to illuminate the modern world. Movie openings in L.A. this week: 'The Current War' and more 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z Incremental improvements, from whale oil to gas, kerosene and electric carbon-arc technology, culminated in 1879 in a practical incandescent light bulb created by prolific US inventor Thomas Edison. Edison and the shadow side of artificial light 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z In industrialized societies sleep is a compromise between biology and the demands of society — it is said that Thomas Edison created havoc by inventing the electric light bulb. Why siestas are actually good, and other misconceptions about sleep — debunked 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z When Westinghouse cajoles his rival to do the right thing by telling him, with a tone of frustration, “This is about showing what kind of a man Thomas Edison is,” you may understand his discontent. Review | ‘The Current War’ is packed with historical detail, but the film lacks electricity 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z General Electric, for instance, was once a jewel of American productive capacity, a corporation created out of George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison’s patents for electric systems. Boeing's travails show what's wrong with modern capitalism | Matt Stoller 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Some scientific battles are epic: Think Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison’s war of currents. Genetic ‘road map’ reveals the lost birthplace of a 150-year-old butterfly 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Only by providing the option to buy Thomas Edison’s incandescent lightbulb, which uselessly dissipates as heat nearly all the electricity it gobbles up and requires constant replacement. Opinion | Trump’s irrational war on environmental rules just outdid itself 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z This time the Energy Department issued a final and a proposed rule that will prolong the life of certain old-fashioned — and energy-intensive — incandescent lightbulbs invented by Thomas Edison 140 years ago. Energy Department to prolong the lives of incandescent lightbulbs 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z The same change was prophesied by Thomas Edison, at the dawn of the movie age. Reader, I Googled It 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Co-founded by Thomas Edison in the late 19th century, GE evolved into an iconic American company known for its record of innovation. General Electric shares plunge after report alleges it’s a ‘bigger fraud than Enron’ 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z In New York, they were showered with gifts - including a case of prohibited rum and a gramophone by Thomas Edison - and were greeted by President Woodrow Wilson. 'Our village was 1919's Cape Canaveral' 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z But he became a leading practitioner of narrative biography, known for crafting elaborate, cinematic accounts of Beethoven, Roosevelt and Reagan, with a volume on the inventor Thomas Edison scheduled for publication in October. Edmund Morris, biographer who walked line between fact and fiction, dies at 78 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z One owner’s home was the first in the nation illuminated by Thomas Edison’s light bulbs. The Great American Cardboard Comeback 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z The name of the machine naturally spurs some discussion of Thomas Edison himself, who, we’re reminded, also blurred the roles of innovator and showman, genius and huckster. Review: 'The Inventor' is a coolly appalling portrait of Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos scandal 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z That ability led to great achievements of American entrepreneurialism: Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, for example. Fight for your right... to repair 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z A 1914 ad boasted that buyers of the Detroit Electric, “Society’s Town Car,” included inventor Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, who made gasoline cars in Detroit. A century before Elon Musk’s Tesla, electric cars were popular in many cities 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Twenty years ago, the common lightbulb was little different from the incandescent bulb that Thomas Edison invented. Opinion | How many Trumps does it take to not change a lightbulb? 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z It would be like passing on Luciano Pavarotti for the Opera Hall of Fame or on Thomas Edison for the Inventors Hall. Can We All Agree Mariano Rivera Belongs in the Hall? History Says No 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z At the dawn of the automotive age, Henry Ford and Thomas Edison worked in tandem on projects involving motor vehicles and the electricity that made them possible. As More Cars Plug In, Utilities and Makers Juggle Ways to Power Them 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Thomas Edison gets credit for the first string of electric lights, displayed in his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory in 1880. Christmas lights start and end their lives in China, and could soon cost more 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z A voice boomed from massive speakers, mentioning Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, the Wright brothers and Mark Zuckerberg: “dreamers.” Despite Khashoggi case, U.S. firms and Saudi prince show up at ‘Davos in the Desert’ 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z The company, with roots going back to Thomas Edison, was a pioneer in the type of industrial equipment — home appliances and plane engines — that formed the backbone of the 20th-century American economy. General Electric, fallen icon of corporate stability, names first outsider as CEO 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z GE traces its roots to Thomas Edison and the invention of the light bulb, and the company grew with the American economy. Flannery ousted at GE after less than 2 years 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison tried to develop batteries made with zinc 100 years ago. How Zinc Batteries Could Change Energy Storage 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z When you think of great inventors, you might picture Nikola Tesla with his walrus mustache, or the stoic expression of Thomas Edison. Yes, Female Inventors Actually Exist 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z The historical drama, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison, debuted at last year’s Toronto Film Festival but went back to the editing room after a tepid critical reception. A year into #MeToo, some movies, including four Weinstein titles, are still stuck in distribution limbo 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z In Montgomery County, a new school opened in Rockville — Bayard Rustin Elementary — while several others were expanded and the Thomas Edison High School of Technology was rebuilt. School opens with another year of record enrollment projected in Maryland 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z There will also be a teaser of the library’s restoration of Thomas Edison’s 1910 “Frankenstein.” Film academy shines the spotlight on "Treasures" from the past 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z In 1910, Thomas Edison demonstrated for reporters an improved version of his Kinetophone, a device for showing a movie with synchronized sound. Today in History 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z Technologies often fail for a long time before succeeding: 45 years of tinkering passed between the first electric light and Thomas Edison’s patent for an incandescent bulb. Next-gen nuclear is coming, if we want it 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z Displays by Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell in the Electricity Building also amazed the more than 27 million people who attended during the fair’s six-month run. Wisconsin author’s children’s book details 1893 World’s Fair 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z The firm founded by Thomas Edison has been a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a stockmarket index comprised of leading American companies, for over a century. John Flannery gets down to business restructuring General Electric 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Among the latter is General Electric, formed in 1889 and based on the many breakthroughs of Thomas Edison. GE’s fall illuminates bigger problems facing the American economy 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z “We wouldn’t think about taking a bulldozer to the home of Thomas Edison,” said Tennessee State University professor Lee Williams. Community fights for park, gardens proposed for development 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z WAB -1.75% unites the creations of two of the 19th century’s most famous inventors and rivals: Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse. Why Thomas Edison Would Not Be Happy About GE’s Latest Deal 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z G.E.’s lighting unit, dating back more than a century to the days of Thomas Edison, is also up for sale. G.E. Spins Off Railroad Business 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z She enrolled in a Bachelor of Science program in nursing online through Thomas Edison State University in New Jersey. Is an online degree right for you? | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z And he relates the nineteenth-century battle of alternating and direct currents between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse. The triumphs and tragedies in energy history 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison famously erred 1,000 times on the way to inventing the light bulb — it “was an invention with 1,000 steps,” he said. Perspective | Trump is so obsessed with winning that he might make America lose 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z The honorees are chosen by each state’s legislature: Many of them are well-known figures - Samuel Adams, Thomas Edison, Helen Keller, Will Rogers, George Washington - while others have obscure identities. Florida editorial roundup 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z A skinny book about Thomas Edison was open in front of them. ‘Smart Is Something You Get’: How a Bronx School Succeeds 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z He experimented with X-ray and radio technology, working in rivalry with Thomas Edison. Serbia museum benefits from renewed interest in Nikola Tesla 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Geniuses tend to have lots and lots of ideas — Thomas Edison obtained more than 1,000 patents in this country, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote more than 600 compositions. An Einstein for the Subways? A Lawyer Suggests a ‘Genius’ Fix 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z A 16-minute short film produced for the Thomas Edison Film Company made in the very early days of cinema used Frankenstein as its subject. Frankenstein: Behind the monster smash 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z The mayor bristles at suggestions that his national ambitions have gone nowhere, comparing himself to Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Mahatma Gandhi - all of whom, he maintained, “had setbacks.” Editorials from around New York 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z She enrolled in a bachelor’s of science program in nursing online through Thomas Edison State University in New Jersey. Is online college for you? Answer 5 questions to find out 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z “The storage battery is, in my opinion, a catchpenny, a sensation, a mechanism for swindling the public by stock companies,” wrote Thomas Edison in 1883. Batteries Are Taking Over the World 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z The operations up for sale include businesses that reach back to the days of G.E.’s founder Thomas Edison, like light bulbs and railroad locomotives. G.E. Rolls Back the Breadth of Its Ambitions 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z The American industrial conglomerate, founded by Thomas Edison, has operations ranging from health care and aviation to lighting and energy. Flannery unveils his strategy to revive GE 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z It was in this year that Thomas Edison opened the country’s first coal-fired power plant at Holborn in London. Coal Only Supplied 2% of U.K. Electricity in the First Six Months of 2017 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z Soon there appears Thomas Edison, Sarah Bernhardt, and a young man who introduces himself as Augustus Vanderberg. Review | ‘The Invisible Hours’ gives new hope to those who might have started to sour on VR games 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Rather, Deanna and I venture outside to ride in a classic Motel T around Greenfield Village, which whisks us around 80 acres of property that hosts such domiciles as Thomas Edison’s relocated lab. TRAVEL: Detroit history, automobile museums, baseball and music abide in Michigan city 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z If that discourages you, just remember Thomas Edison. 6 Ways to Invest Your Time Like a World-Class Leader 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z The studio has postponed the release until next year of its forthcoming film “The Current War,” a period film about the rivalry between scientists/entrepreneurs Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse. Weinstein Co. in sale talks with private equity firm 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z If “The Current War,” a historical drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison and Michael Shannon as rival inventor George Westinghouse, is moved to 2018, it wouldn’t qualify for awards this year, including the Oscars.... Weinstein Co. Considers Delaying Release of ‘The Current War’ 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z The Current War, produced by Weinstein and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison, is also a possible awards contender, despite receiving mixed reviews. What next for Weinstein and Hollywood? 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z “EPA is pretending the power industry still looks like those first isolated plants back in the days of Thomas Edison, serving only the immediate area around them,” he said. Trump administration will propose repealing Obama’s key effort to combat climate change 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z The journals of Thomas Edison, Leonardo da Vinci and other luminaries aren’t just filled with writing, they’re also filled with sketches and mind maps. 6 Ways to Invest Your Time Like a World-Class Leader 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Two world premieres — “The Current War,” a lifeless drama about the rivalry between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse, and the rambling Denzel Washington legal thriller “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” — met with tepid response. Who were the big awards season winners and losers from this year's Toronto International Film Festival? 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Like his contemporary, US inventor Thomas Edison, he contracted scarlet fever as a child, leaving him partially deaf. Engineering: Reclusive genius who connected the world : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Anyway, Cumberbatch plays Thomas Edison in The Current War, a film about the battle between Edison's DC electrical system and Nikola Tesla's AC system, largely represented here by Westinghouse. 7 new trailers you should watch this week 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z Department of Education civil rights data for 2013, average teacher pay at Cleveland was $10,000 a year less than the average for Thomas Edison Elementary. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Asked to name important inventors and you might start with Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell or Leonardo da Vinci. The mothers of invention: Nine things you didn't know were dreamt up by women - BBC News 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison and Joseph Swan independently invented usable light bulbs in the late 1870s. Why didn't electricity immediately change manufacturing? - BBC News 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Gordon makes an extended analogy to Thomas Edison in which he describes their safer, more utilitarian work as running a power company. Halt and Catch Fire is the perfect show about tech innovation 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Really, my excitement for this story began with Thomas Edison. An eclipse chaser explains why the rare celestial event shouldn’t be missed 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Many appear in historical dramas - Oldman appears as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour, while Cumberbatch stars as Thomas Edison in The Current War. Toronto Film Festival: Jennifer Lawrence, Angelina Jolie and Emma Stone to show films - BBC News 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Graham Moore’s “The Last Days of Night” fictionalizes the highly charged late-19th-century rivalry between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse over the respective merits of direct and alternating current. Set in New York, Fit for the Hammock 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z “Thomas Edison said vision without execution is hallucination,” Case said. AOL co-founder brings $100,000 tech contest to Pennsylvania 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z And I'd also like to congratulate Thomas Edison for the incredible work he's doing! The Internet Can't Stop Laughing at Trump's Panama Canal Comment 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z I’m embarrassed to say frankly how little I knew of all of the characters in my book, except for Thomas Edison, prior to working on the book. An eclipse chaser explains why the rare celestial event shouldn’t be missed 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z The shift could augur further changes at the company, whose history reaches back more than a century to the laboratories of the famed inventor Thomas Edison. New chief at GE could mean changes at supplier of jet engines, light bulbs and more 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison championed DC as the better option—and even publicly electrocuted stray animals with AC to convince the public that it posed a danger. A Comeback for Electricity Tech Once Championed by Thomas Edison 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z He is best known for his pioneering work with electricity, including the design of modern alternating current, and for working with Thomas Edison. Serbian activists vow to defend Nikola Tesla's urn - BBC News 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison didn’t just invent the lightbulb and a practical electrical distribution system. Social Media CEOs in the Dock 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z But, as Baron relates, 31-year-old whizz-kid inventor Thomas Edison gained the lion's share of publicity, even though he was just tagging along. Astronomy: An all-American eclipse : Nature : Nature Research 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z Among the historical eclipses discussed in the review — from cloudy Cornwall in 1999 to ancient Babylonia — is the notable presence at an 1878 observation in Wyoming of a young Thomas Edison. Eighty-eight days till the next total eclipse of the Sun 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z But just two years later, in 1877, Thomas Edison applied for a patent for his phonograph, the first machine that could both record and reproduce the human voice. Superstar economics: How the gramophone changed everything - BBC News 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Great God, he is alive!” The first man executed by electric chair died slower than Thomas Edison expected. ‘I wanted to serve’: These deaf men helped NASA understand motion sickness in space 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z The company was co-founded by Thomas Edison more than 100 years ago. GE reportedly considering bright idea to sell lightbulb unit 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z General Electric Co. is weighing a sale of its consumer-lighting business, which for decades defined the company following its co-founding 125 years ago by Thomas Edison, the inventor of the first viable incandescent lamp. GE Weighs Sale of Consumer-Lighting Business 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z During Tuesday’s State of the State speech, the Republican governor sought to liken such treatments and technologies to past pioneering innovations in Ohio such as those by Thomas Edison and the Wright brothers. Addiction researchers eager for $20M infusion eyed by Kasich 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison's phonograph led the way towards a winner-take-all dynamic in the performing industry. Superstar economics: How the gramophone changed everything - BBC News 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison wasn’t just a brilliant and creative innovator, he was a risk taker. Text of Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s State of the State address 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z He says Ohio’s great innovators Thomas Edison and the Wright brothers today would be working on things like drones, self-driving cars and artificial intelligence. The Latest: Kasich: Ohio must embrace change, technology 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Kennedy is no Thomas Edison, inventing new pitches to add to his repertoire. How low can he go? Royals’ Kennedy has spring ERA of 0.00 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z George Westinghouse, a prolific inventor and rival of Thomas Edison, founded the company in 1886. Its technological breakthroughs included the commercializing of alternating current generators and transformers. Bet on nuclear power sends Westinghouse into bankruptcy 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z George Gourad, who was sent a phonograph by his friend Thomas Edison. N.W.A's 'Straight Outta Compton,' Eagles 'Greatest Hits' make Library of Congress' 2016 picks 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z It’s a brighter idea than it may first appear to visit the Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park in Edison, N.J. In New Jersey, Exploring the Innovations of Thomas Edison 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Thomas Edison aptly observed that vision without execution is hallucination. Opinion | Trump’s off to a rough start. Here’s what can make his job easier. 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z He invoked Abraham Lincoln and Dwight D. Eisenhower, heralded Black History Month, condemned anti-Semitic vandalism, celebrated American entrepreneurs like Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison and promised a “renewal of the American spirit.” Ever a Showman, Donald Trump Keeps Washington Guessing 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z The couple moved to Florida, where his wife took hourly jobs and Brooks earned a mail-order bachelor’s degree from Thomas Edison State College in New Jersey. How Bach figures into free enterprise 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Indeed, it's a kind of attempt to rescue the inventor from obscurity – Thomas Edison, whose workshop Sprague quit to found his own company, later bought him out and put his own name on Sprague's machines. 'The Race Underground,' 'Drive Share,' 'Becoming Warren Buffett,' 'Witness for the Prosecution' 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z The respect apparently goes both ways — in his final State of the Union address last year, Obama mentioned Johnson in the same breath as Thomas Edison, the Wright brothers and George Washington Carver. ‘Hidden’ no more: Katherine Johnson, a black NASA pioneer, finds acclaim at 98 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Morris sees his design as a seamless blend of science and art honoring both pragmatists, like Thomas Edison, and dreamers, like Nikola Tesla. The 25 Best Inventions of 2016 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z “Whether it’s Bruce Springsteen or Thomas Edison or Albert Einstein, we have the richest talent,” Mr. Edwards said. New Jersey Is Known for Cheap Gas. The Glory Days Are About to End. 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Previous winners include inventor Thomas Edison, journalist and author James Thurber and golfer Jack Nicklaus. Nominees sought for 2017 class of “Great Ohioans” 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z The Thomas Edison of do-it-yourself crystal-clear ice is Camper English, a cocktails writer who blogs at Alcademics.com and has devoted hours to the study of this thorny problem. Baby, it’s cold inside: In search of the perfect homemade ice cube 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z Recall that in the time of Thomas Edison, visual and sound recordings were far from portable, and were wildly expensive to make. Editorials from around New England 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z Will it be direct current, backed by the political and economic clout of Thomas Edison? New crime fiction from Oscar-winning screenwriter, comic-caper master and more 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison was a favorite, for bringing electricity to the home and giving “every American woman… the equivalent… of a half–dozen household servants.” The Surprising Secret to Phyllis Schlafly’s Success 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Inventor Thomas Edison- who’s from Milan, Ohio -won narrowly over aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright. William Allen statue leaving US Capitol, coming home to Ohio 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z As US inventor Thomas Edison liked to say, he didn't fail, he just found 10,000 ways that didn't work. Perspective: Fix the incentives : Nature : Nature Research 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Inventor Thomas Edison grappled with storage as far back as the 1880s. California Inc.: Want to be in the drone biz? Pass this test 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Thousands of wax cylinder recordings at New Jersey's Thomas Edison National Historical Site are cracking and crumbling. National Parks in Peril 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Set in 1888 at the birth of the electrical age, it follows a young lawyer named Paul Cravath who's asked to defend industry titan George Westinghouse against a billion dollar lawsuit from inventor Thomas Edison. New Adventures: all the best science fiction and fantasy books coming out in August 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z The film with the same name is about the epic clash between industry titan George Westinghouse and inventor Thomas Edison over one question: who invented the lightbulb? Eddie Redmayne will star in historical thriller The Last Days of Night 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z The answer was the incandescent bulb, perfected by Thomas Edison, and the complex grid necessary to keep many bulbs glowing. The shock of the new: A visit to Pepco’s archives. 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z Carrier, who saw himself as the Thomas Edison of air conditioners, changed the world with his invention—but its original aims were much smaller than that. Who Invented Air Conditioning? 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z The course work is completed virtually at Thomas Edison State University in New Jersey, which awards the degrees. Will employers gain influence in rating the quality of a college degree? 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z He seemed to be a well-adjusted student who took a serious interest in Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison, according to a 2008 essay he wrote for the school newspaper entitled “Sample College Essay: My Superhero.” ‘I am fed up with this evil’: How an American went from Ivy League student to disillusioned ISIS fighter 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z When America entered World War I, Thomas Edison devoted most of his time to naval research. The Terrorism Fight Needs Silicon Valley 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Daniels quoted Thomas Edison: “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” Purdue has the president America needs 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z He lives with his parents in Centreville, Va., and hopes to become the next Thomas Edison. Mother is the necessity of invention for this entrepreneurial young CEO 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z Friends from Thomas Edison High School in Fairfax County, Va., where he graduated in 2007, said he was just a normal guy, and that sometimes he went by the name Mo or Mike. American ISIS Fighter Returns Home to Face Charges 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z “We like to think NantWorks is combing the inventive spirit of Thomas Edison or Leonardo da Vinci,” its website says. Doctor’s Stake in Tribune Is to Preserve ‘Public Trust’ 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z American history is full of stories of entrepreneurs—from Thomas Edison to Steve Jobs to Joy Mangano—taking a risk with their last dollar and striking it big. When Taxpayers Carry All the Risk 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison co-founded GE in 1892 and some four years later, it became one of the founding stocks on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, where it still sits today. General Electric Charges Ahead 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Stories of invention and genius are part of the American fabric, stretching from Thomas Edison to the Wright Brothers to Steve Jobs. The 100 Most Genius Places in America 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z His campaign is crippled by a technology developed by Thomas Edison — the ability to record the human voice. Buying into Trump’s fake pivot would ruin the GOP 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Nearly a century ago, Thomas Edison imagined tapping the inexhaustible power of the sun. Clean Energy: The Future is Here 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Remember the hue and cry about how the federal government was going to force consumers to switch from the incandescent lightbulbs we’ve used since the days of Thomas Edison to those curlicue compact fluorescent ones? The U.S. made the right call on lightbulbs 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z But the story of Thomas Edison himself offers some hope. The Second Life of Troubled Inventions 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z The change came in the late 19th century; the culprit was Thomas Edison. I used to be tired all the time too. 'Segmented sleep' solved that | Peter Papathanasiou 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z For millennia, until Thomas Edison, human beings had only candles to light their houses and huts in the night. Mysteries of light through the ages 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Some researchers still carry a torch for the incandescents of old, pioneered more than a century ago by Thomas Edison but now phasing out in the U.S. and elsewhere. An Unloved Light Bulb Shows Signs of Burning Out A daylong birthday party is planned for Saturday, Feb. 13 at the historic Thomas Edison House in the Butchertown neighborhood in Louisville. Louisville celebrates Edison’s birthday 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z It is from Thomas Edison, who said, “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” Cardinals Survive, Ending Carson Palmer’s Drought 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z GE’s move to Boston will bring it back to the city where the company’s illustrious founder, inventor Thomas Edison, got his start and invented a stock ticker he patented in 1868. AP EXPLAINS: How GE’s new Boston home went from cold to hot 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z GE's move to Boston will bring it back to the city where the company's illustrious founder, inventor Thomas Edison, got his start and invented a stock ticker he patented in 1868. AP EXPLAINS: How General Electric's new home in Boston's Seaport District transformed from cold to hot 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z In the obligatory section about American technological leadership, Obama brought up Thomas Edison, the Wright brothers, and Sally Ride. Obama’s Darkly Optimistic State of the Union Address 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z We’re Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers and George Washington Carver,” he said, noting the inventors of the lightbulb, the airplane, and the man who made use of the peanut. Meet the Inventors Highlighted in the State of the Union 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Another time in Vermont, the president hosted Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone—longtime “camping pals,” the papers said. A Century of Political Spin 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z I saw a story that when Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb nobody wanted it. The inventor of the hoverboard says he's made no money from it 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z But the first such lights, introduced to the holiday world in 1882 by Edward Johnson, a friend and partner of light-bulb inventor Thomas Edison, were a different story. Here's How Christmas Lights Came to Be 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Mickell said he first became intrigued with aquaponics in 2012, while he was serving in the Marine Corps and taking courses online to earn a bachelor’s degree from Thomas Edison State College. Disabled Marine pursues new goal of aquaponics farming 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Thomas Edison One sentence bio: One of the most important inventors in our nation’s history, Thomas Edison held over 1,093 patents and developed groundbreaking innovations that changed the way we experienced the world. Meet the Inventors Highlighted in the State of the Union 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z The oldest surviving copyrighted motion picture, which was produced by Thomas Edison's team of inventors is also on the list. Ghostbusters and Top Gun added to US National Film Registry - BBC News 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z That same year Jules Verne wrote Around the World in 80 Days and Thomas Edison perfected the duplex telegraph. 10 Surprising Facts About Yellowstone 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Thomas Edison State College began advertising on school buses in Jackson Township in January 2014. Schools find revenue through bus advertisements 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Both Emile Berliner and Thomas Edison experimented with early amplification technology – but it’s a Brit, David Edward Hughes, who is commonly credited with creating the microphone as we know it. Bob Moog, Les Paul and that Napster guy: music’s technological game-changers 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z “Who are the 20th century equivalents of Benjamin Franklin, Edward Jenner Marie Curie or Thomas Edison?” it asks, noting the troubling decline in citizen science. Biohackers push life to the limits with DIY biology 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z In 1878 Thomas Edison took to the pages of this magazine to clear up a few misconceptions about a new invention of his: the phonograph. World Changing Ideas 2015 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Even Thomas Edison got in on the act. The Hunt for Vulcan, the Planet That Wasn’t There 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z That idea included Thomas Edison, the inventor and founder of the Edison General Electric Co. in 1889. Ron Howard, Brian Grazer search for a 'Breakthrough' in anti-aging therapies in NatGeo science series 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z For the last ten years of his life, Thomas Edison worked on a machine he hoped to use to talk to the dead. Discover the Tiny Town That Sees Ghosts All Year Round 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z In the hills just above downtown Asheville is the Omni Grove Park Inn, a rock-sculpture of a resort that has counted Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and 10 U.S. presidents, including Mr. Obama, as guests. Asheville: The South’s Insider Destination 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z The pair also had towering figures including Thomas Edison top of mind with “Breakthrough.” Hollywood stars align for technology series ‘Breakthrough’ 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison was mostly there for some hunting and fishing. The Hunt for Vulcan, the Planet That Wasn’t There 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Carnegie developed his teachings by studying the psychology and lives of powerful people like Thomas Edison and Abraham Lincoln. 3 Habits That Will Make You More Successful, According to Dale Carnegie 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z It was later revealed that the academy originally had intended to offer a joint-prize to Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison for their contributions to developing electricity. Nobel Laureates We’d Like To Forget 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison is famous for his lightbulb, but he never won a Nobel Prize. Dissed and Dismissed. 10 Huge Discoveries Denied a Nobel Prize 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z More than a century after Thomas Edison created what would become the first practical electric light bulb, versions modeled after it are popping up in trendy Manhattan restaurants and restored Maryland farmhouses. Industrial Geek to Industrial Chic: Vintage Light Bulbs Are Everywhere 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z The great solar eclipse of July 29th 1878, pictured here in Snake River Pass, Colorado, attracted Vulcan-watchers from all over the world, including Thomas Edison. The Hunt for Vulcan, the Planet That Wasn’t There 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Thomas Edison’s first idea for commercializing his new phonograph invention was ‘‘to make Dolls speak sing cry,’’ as he wrote in a notebook entry in 1877. Barbie Wants to Get to Know Your Child 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z More than a century ago, Thomas Edison poured a substantial amount of his own money into trying to launch an electric car. The Power Revolutions 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z They are treading a well-trodden path: General Electric became a conglomerate because Thomas Edison, its founder, was obsessed by electricity’s capacity to transform the everyday world. From alpha to omega 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z When dialogue titles popped up on another clip, a viewer guessed that it was produced by Thomas Edison's studio because of the distinctive font. Silent movie buffs search the screen for clues to origins of 'Mostly Lost' films 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Too often we think heroic inventors like Steve Jobs or Thomas Edison solely drive big breakthroughs. The New IQ: Integrative Intelligence 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Rumor suggests it was invented and named by the industrious Thomas Jefferson—or the equally industrious Thomas Edison. Can the Lazy Susan Make a Comeback? 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z It’s no secret that the “big” inventors are the ones who get all of the attention: Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and most recently, Steve Jobs. 10 Inspiring Books That Will Motivate Your Vision 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison was instrumental in creating a Naval Consulting Board to explore new technologies, and he himself spent 18 months working on naval technologies. Desperately Seeking Anti-Submarine Weapons, 1915 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Dr. Nambu grew up in rural Japan, and his childhood hero was inventor Thomas Edison. Yoichiro Nambu, physicist who won Nobel Prize in 2008, dies at 94 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison, a friend to Burgess, was known to visit the island and planted banyan trees on the property which still survive. A Private Island In Paradise For A High School Teacher Turned Millionaire 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z "If the Innovation Act were law tomorrow, Thomas Edison would be a patent troll," Fiorina said. Congress, Silcon Valley Spar on Tackling Patent Trolls 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z In the end, what customers value is true innovation—opportunities “missed by most people,” Thomas Edison famously said, because they’re “dressed in overalls and look like work.” OracleVoice: What Innovation Is, And Isn't 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Eli Whitney’s cotton gin, Thomas Edison’s light bulb and Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone are all very American inventions. Your Wednesday Briefing 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z This makeshift design dovetailed nicely with the décor of the train, which dated from the time of Thomas Edison, literally. The Erie-Lackawanna Bar Car 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z His puzzled acquaintances figure that he does not have an American accent, so cannot come from the birthplace of Thomas Edison, and is clearly not from France, the land of the Lumieres. Louis Le Prince, who shot the world's first film in Leeds - BBC News 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z This television miniseries profiles the competitions of such geniuses as the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss, Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison, and Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. Television Review: American Genius 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z As Thomas Edison once said “Hell, there are no rules here – we’re trying to accomplish something!” Advice For Grads: Forge Your Own Path, Make Your Own Rules 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z In reflecting on that debacle, I’m reminded of something Thomas Edison said a century ago: “Vision without execution is hallucination.” Steve Case: Get ready, the Internet is about to change again. Here’s how. 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z But he didn’t call Thomas Edison Edison and the Wright Brothers lottery winners. Society's Lottery Winners 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z The Lumiere brothers and Thomas Edison are usually credited with pioneering the moving image. Louis Le Prince, who shot the world's first film in Leeds - BBC News 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z "We can turn that material into educational resources for your next Thomas Edison." 'Reuseum' in Idaho Spurs Kids' Passion for Technology 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Veterans and members of the military "need people who understand their situation and what they are going through," says Louis Martini, associate vice president of military and veteran education at Thomas Edison State College. 3 Ways to Connect With Fellow Veterans as an Online Student 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z “We can turn that material into educational resources for your next Thomas Edison.” ‘Reuseum’ in Boise spurs kids’ passion for technology 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z But because it’s so simple that to call it innovation would seem an insult to the likes of Thomas Edison. Meet the outsider who accidentally solved chronic homelessness 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z One of his sayings appeared a blend of Thomas Edison, who defined genius as “1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration” and of Louis Pasteur, who asserted that “chance favors only the prepared mind.” Alexander Rich dies at 90; made major contributions to molecular biology 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z Though Robin and Joan Rolfs owned two rare talking dolls manufactured by Thomas Edison’s phonograph company in 1890, they did not dare play the wax cylinder records tucked inside each one. Ghostly Voices From Thomas Edison’s Dolls Can Now Be Heard 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z While Thomas Edison is credited with inventing the light bulb, his were short lived. How Night Games Changed Baseball History 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Scott had read that creative people like Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein didn’t do well at school when they were children. The ADHD Fallacy: It's Time To Stop Treating Childhood as a Disease 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z And Thomas Edison went on to fail approximately 10,000 times before he succeeded in inventing the light bulb. How do you explain your failures? What Oprah and Einstein can teach you 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z If Thomas Edison had spurned inventing to become a street mime, it’s not as if we’d be reading by gas lamps today. Apple Didn’t Invent the Smart Watch, but It Will Do It Better 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Much has changed in the modern electric power plant since Thomas Edison's era, but the parts that actually turn heat into electrons haven't changed since his eureka moments. Can Carbon Dioxide Replace Steam to Generate Power? 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z I mean people say that Thomas Edison would recognize this grid. Novel Energy Inventions Seek Greater Impact 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Every entrepreneur needs to adopt a more rigorous process, like this eight-step one developed and tested by Thomas Edison and many others to accelerate the production of big breakthrough ideas: How Smart Entrepreneurs Make Innovation Look Easy 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z A movie about the life of Thomas Edison is reportedly in the works at Paramount, according to The Wrap. J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot is reportedly working on a Thomas Edison movie 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Musk is "a Thomas Edison for our times," said Cathie Wood, founder and chief investment officer for Ark Investment Management. Tesla factory racing to retool for new models 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z In addition to pro football, the company is a repository of historic sports footage, dating back to a football game between Princeton and Rutgers, filmed by Thomas Edison in 1894. Ed Sabol, founder of NFL Films, dies at 98 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z If you listen carefully, you might just hear the scratchy voice of Thomas Edison Edison. See What Makes Tech Moguls Tick At This Tom Sachs Art Exhibit 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Duly Noted: On this date in 1880, Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp. Three Minute Briefing: CBO: Both Obamacare Costs, Deficit Have Gone Down 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Pretty much everyone knows that Thomas Edison invented the phonograph and the light bulb, but Edison, one of history’s most prolific creators, didn’t stop there. See 19th-Century Kinetoscope 'Movies' That Thomas Edison Helped Develop 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Even Thomas Edison was in on the game, spending more than a decade — and $1 million of his own fortune — developing a battery technology aimed at electric cars. Why cheap gas can’t kill the electric car 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z The flat disc we recognize today was invented in the 1890s by Emile Berliner, a German-born American inventor, and replaced the cylinders Thomas Edison used for his 1877 phonograph. You Can Now Convert Your MP3s to Vinyl Records Zoltan's eyes light up as he describes his idea for a game based on 19th Century inventors such as James Watt and Thomas Edison. Budapest's underground escape craze 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z “If I said he was the Thomas Edison of computer-assisted learning, it would not be an overstatement,” said Matthew Mugo Fields, whose company, Redbird Advanced Learning, now runs the Stanford gifted program. Patrick Suppes, early advocate for computers in the classroom, dies at 92 Such luminaries and dignitaries as Vincent Astor; James Harper, the mayor and publisher; the Steinways; and Thomas Edison moved in, each receiving a key made of gold. Peek in Gramercy Park, Key No Longer Required 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z The process invokes images of Alexander Graham Bell or Thomas Edison passionately risking everything – their time, their money, and their reputation – in the pursuit of making the currently impossible, possible. State Sponsored Patent Trolls Are Threatening Free Trade 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z His full name was Thomas Edison Lewis, but that didn't mean the lightbulb was always on. Oregon Ducks, Alabama Crimson Tide can be happy that mistakes happen 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z Thomas Edison Lewis, who was captain of Alabama’s 1953 Southeastern Conference championship team, was born on Oct. Tommy Lewis, Alabama Fullback, Dies at 83 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z This is true if you are AT&T and your founder was Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison’s GE or if your brand was invented yesterday. The Three Imperatives Of Authentic Branding 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z In the age of heroic invention, Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla generated new tropes of eccentric genius and the wizardry of the research laboratory that continue to grip our imagination. Book review: ‘The Innovators,’ on the digital revolution, by Walter Isaacson Pujol’s sonic impressions were captured by none other than Thomas Edison. The History of the Fart Joke Reflecting on Jobs’ unique innovation style spurs our passions, but it also often spurs comparisons to another great American innovator – Thomas Edison Edison. Epic Innovation Mojo: Legacy-Making With Steve Jobs And Thomas Edison 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z I like how they reference those old wax cylinders that came before vinyl like Thomas Edison and like the first sound recording machines. James Nares Goes High Speed At Paul Kasmin Gallery 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Even Thomas Edison blew much of his fortune trying to develop a better rechargeable battery. Sun and Wind Alter Global Landscape, Leaving Utilities Behind 2014-09-13T04:00:00Z In 1880, Thomas Edison, when trying to make a longer lasting light bulb, discovered that current would flow from a heated element to a cooler metal plate in the bulb’s glass vacuum. How Dwight D. Eisenhower Invented The Internet -- And The Desktop Computer 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, her definition may have found its way into the consciousness of a famous and influential contemporary: Thomas Edison. How We All Got It Wrong: Women Were Behind These 7 Famously Inspiring Quotes 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison built the world’s first electrical power distribution network. Epic Innovation Mojo: Legacy-Making With Steve Jobs And Thomas Edison 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z He was working with 35mm celluloid roll film – a format invented by Thomas Edison in the 1890s which eventually had become standard for the emerging motion-picture industry. Why I love my Leica 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z He spotted the site while driving in the Upper Peninsula with Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone. Michigan Tech site once produced wood for Ford 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z The implementation of demand response will help catalyze a much needed upgrade to our outdated grid, whose fundamental design hasn’t been updated since Thomas Edison Edison invented it over a century ago. EDF Is Calling For More Demand Response In California And Why You Should Too 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z “Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration,” said Thomas Edison. How We All Got It Wrong: Women Were Behind These 7 Famously Inspiring Quotes 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Envisioning the impossible: Thomas Edison pioneered the practice of Research and Development, a revolutionary construct that propelled science and technology as levers of economic growth. Epic Innovation Mojo: Legacy-Making With Steve Jobs And Thomas Edison 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z As an inventor, was Steve Jobs as influential as Thomas Edison? Steve Jobs or Thomas Edison: Who Was More Influential? 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z Bennett therefore made sure that the Jeannette was fitted out with all the latest in Victorian high technology — from Thomas Edison’s high-voltage arc lamps to Alexander Graham Bell’s fresh-from-the-lab telephones. Book review: “In the Kingdom of Ice,” polar voyage of USS Jeannette, by Hampton Sides In the 1870s, when Thomas Edison first presented the phonograph to the world, scientists began discussing a theory of auditory memory as "an album containing phonographic sheets". From photography to supercomputers: how we see ourselves in our inventions 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z “In my opinion Kate Sanborn’s lectures were very important in the evolution and construction of the quotation that is now popularly attributed to Thomas Edison,” writes “Garson O’Toole” in an email to me. How We All Got It Wrong: Women Were Behind These 7 Famously Inspiring Quotes 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Kinesthetic awareness: Few people realize that Thomas Edison was a kinesthetic learner. Epic Innovation Mojo: Legacy-Making With Steve Jobs And Thomas Edison 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Within pop culture, Thomas Edison is most commonly known for inventing the light bulb. Steve Jobs or Thomas Edison: Who Was More Influential? 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z Scientific American started the first branch of the U.S. patent agency in 1850, and Thomas Edison is among the researchers who’ve visited our offices. Why Science Is Important 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z The great scientists and inventors who developed the first light bulbs tried out filaments of platinum, iridium, carbonised sewing thread and even bamboo - the latter both innovations of Thomas Edison's. The perfect metal for bullets and missiles 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z It’s also something of a relic, largely built after World War II from designs that date to Thomas Edison. A Smarter Power Grid for U.S. Utilities 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison relished rolling up his sleeves and working on experiments with his employees. Epic Innovation Mojo: Legacy-Making With Steve Jobs And Thomas Edison 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z It really is just like Thomas Edison said: “Invention is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent a waste of everyone’s time.” Proof Investors Love Tech Companies That Skimp on R&D 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z He’s up there with Thomas Edison in terms of number of patents. Game Changers In Energy Making Moves At Stanford, MIT 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z In the company founded by Thomas Edison in 1892, scientists and engineers increasingly found themselves playing second fiddle to the Masters of the Universe at the GE Capital division. A hard act to follow 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z "The way we interact with power today is unchanged since the time of Thomas Edison," Schreiber said, returning to the overall goals of wireless charging. Starbucks starts rolling out wireless phone chargers nationwide 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z These are both long-standing features of American culture, exemplified by figures like Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, George Washington Carver, Luther Burbank, just to name a few. Rise of the myth busters: Why Piketty and Tyson are the icons America needs 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z A 1921 photo of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison greets visitors inside the depot. North Ala. couple restores historic train depot 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison once said, “To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.” Trashy Treasures: 3 Examples Of Brands Making Treasure From Trash 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Henry Ford recalled that when he was still an unknown, and was working on gasoline engines, a few short words of encouragement from an already famous Thomas Edison were a massive shot in the arm. 19 Words That Will Make People Like You More 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison attached stethoscopelike headphones to his phonograph machine, which played sound off wax cylinders. Who Made That Earbud? 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Thomas Edison, inventor of the first practical light bulb, was a co-founder of General Electric with Charles Coffin. G.E.'s Bid for Alstom Units Puts Siemens in a Bind 2014-05-06T20:31:01Z The great inventor Thomas Edison promoted the lethal power of alternating current in an attempt to discredit his business rival George Westinghouse. America’s Long and Grisly Search for the Perfect Way to Kill 2014-04-30T19:51:47Z American inventor Thomas Edison was the first person to invent a device to record and play music on. How listening to music has changed 2014-04-21T14:49:17Z From Thomas Edison to Steve Jobs, the individual inventor is a hero in our popular imagination. Op-Ed Contributor: My Ideas, My Boss’s Property 2014-04-13T23:42:23Z Thomas Edison walked in one day to show Beach a device he called the phonograph. Scientific American’s Owner Built the First New York Subway [Excerpt] 2014-02-21T16:00:00Z Jobs joins many inventors on the list of those honored with stamps, including Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison and Eli Whitney. Steve Jobs to Appear on a U.S. Stamp 2014-02-21T01:05:25Z Designed to mark 100 years since Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, the awards were hosted by Michael Aspel and broadcast by Thames TV. Brit Awards: A dozen lesser-known moments 2014-02-19T01:46:07Z How about after the Garden State rearranges your face, it responds by saying: Thomas Edison. This Land: Football Fans, Do Not Forget, It’s New Jersey 2014-01-29T04:26:28Z “I’m one of those people that think Thomas Edison and the light bulb changed the world more than Karl Marx ever did,” Mr. Jobs said. Bits Blog: The 30-Year-Old Macintosh and a Lost Conversation With Steve Jobs 2014-01-24T16:57:46Z In the first half of the 20th century, Rube Goldberg was the Thomas Edison of the newspaper comics pages. Books: Exploring an Inventor’s Cartoons in ‘The Art of Rube Goldberg’ 2013-12-09T20:19:48Z Wheaton is located on a site that also includes Thomas Edison High School of Technology, which houses career and technical education programs, but is not a home school for students. Wheaton High School project breaks ground, with plans for project-based learning 2013-10-31T14:05:22Z Thomas Edison said that to invent you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Surgeon wins award for 95p invention 2013-10-31T07:23:24Z The technical pioneer he cited was Thomas Edison. What Are the 10 Greatest Inventions of Our Time? 2013-10-21T15:15:09.237Z That doesn’t mean you won’t be the next Thomas Edison, who was granted around a thousand United States patents. Shortcuts: Taking an Invention From Idea to the Store Shelf 2013-08-23T16:34:42Z It’s a model that hasn’t changed much since Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. Homegrown Green Energy Is Making Power Utilities Irrelevant 2013-08-22T10:00:52Z From Thomas Edison to Steve Jobs, the history of technology innovation is littered with visionary entrepreneurs whose individual initiative is celebrated while critical public technology development and commercialization investments are ignored. Dot Earth Blog: The Silent Partner Behind the Shale Energy Boom – Taxpayers 2013-07-31T20:45:00Z Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and Eli Whitney became household names in large part because their inventions were protected by patents. F.T.C. Turns a Lens on Abusers of the Patent System 2013-07-16T18:13:00Z The motion picture: The hard-working Thomas Edison helped make this entertainment form technically viable. What Are the 10 Greatest Inventions of Our Time? 2013-10-21T15:15:09.237Z It’s true that most advances don’t arise from flashes of brilliance inside the brains of geniuses like Engelbart or Thomas Edison . Doug Engelbart's Legacy of Innovation Inspiration 2013-07-11T13:23:00Z “Thomas Edison — who knows how many light bulbs he tried to make before he came out with the one that’s still burning to this day,” Azinger said. Snedeker Seeks a Major Breakthrough 2013-06-12T22:51:55Z In Beijing, students were asked what Thomas Edison would think of mobile phones if he were alive today. SATs have nothing on China’s dreaded gaokao exam 2013-06-07T16:35:00Z Thomas Edison, as die-hard a businessman as any, said that genius was one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. Never Give Up? That Could Be a Mistake 2013-06-05T14:01:00Z More than 130 years after Thomas Edison created the first salable lightbulb, his design remains little changed. How Cree Perfected The 20-Year Lightbulb 2013-05-22T10:00:00Z Thomas Edison was surely a dreamer, but his biggest dreams were not about the incandescent light, nor playable recordable music – they were innovations that were pursued to generate financial rewards. How Big Are Your Dreams? 2013-05-14T12:15:41Z With some 3,000 issued and pending patents, Tessera is a non-practicing entity, or NPE, in much the same way that Thomas Edison and more than two-thirds of all the “great inventors” of the U.S. Don't Turn My Company Into a Patent Troll! 2013-05-13T15:40:38Z When Thomas Edison invented a practical electric lightbulb more than 130 years ago, he performed thousands of experiments on prototypes, and we still marvel at his methodical patience today. High-Powered Computing Heralds Digital Industrial Revolution (preview) 2013-05-10T11:15:00.350Z Thomas Edison was famous for many things including his comment that genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. Imported From Israel: 4 Key Start-up Lessons 2013-05-09T14:05:33Z The core one is a Thomas Edison quote that summarizes my perspective on things, which is, “Vision without execution is hallucination.” Corner Office: Steve Case on Risk-Taking, or Lack Thereof, in Business 2013-05-04T15:42:48Z Garrett Brown explained that he had a great uncle who made his own farm equipment, and his father gave him a boys’ biography of Thomas Edison when he was young. The Pantheon of Great Inventors Inducts Its Class of 2013 2013-05-02T18:19:05Z That was nearly two decades before Thomas Edison's oldest known playable recording, made in 1888. Alexander Graham Bell speaks, and 2013 hears his voice 2013-04-29T19:36:45Z In the US, where inventor Thomas Edison first experimented with battery-powered cars, electric carriages, such as the Columbia Runabout were able to hit speeds of 15mph. Electric car market ready for fresh charge as Nissan Leaf breezes in 2013-04-18T16:25:36Z To me Wilson confirms a quote attributed to Thomas Edison who is purported to have said, “I can hire a mathematician but a mathematician cannot hire me”. Do you need to know math for doing great science? 2013-04-10T01:45:02.807Z The reason it didn’t happen is because the execution wasn’t up to the vision — going back to the Thomas Edison thing — and the primary reason was there were not the relationships and trust with people. Corner Office: Steve Case on Risk-Taking, or Lack Thereof, in Business 2013-05-04T15:42:48Z Or an image of Nikola Tesla, to whom many attribute a higher level of creativity than the iconic inventor Thomas Edison. The Fastest, Easiest Way to Boost Creativity 2013-04-01T12:51:14Z And the coastal city of Gangneung helped pay for a phonograph-shaped building to hold a local businessman's collection of Thomas Edison memorabilia, including hundreds of gramophones and light bulbs. What Do Mozart, Oprah Have in Common? Big Heads in Korea 2013-03-07T04:47:37Z After all, no one considers Alexander Graham Bell the inventor of the smartphone or Thomas Edison of the podcast. Patent Trolls: The Innovation Hijackers 2013-02-28T13:23:53Z In the 19th century, the firm handled the electric light bulb patent litigation for Thomas Edison and the telegraph patent litigation for Samuel Morse. DealBook: Cravath Hires a 2nd Official From Obama Administration 2013-02-06T15:54:12Z Thomas Edison patented the first viable phonograph in the 1870s. Consumer Electronics Deliver Music the Way the Artists Intended 2012-12-05T14:58:11Z As the great achiever Thomas Edison says, “Vision without execution is hallucination.” Beware the Achievement Trap 2012-11-19T15:06:44Z Thomas Edison failed thousands of times before inventing the light bulb. Success Often Starts with Failure 2012-11-15T15:54:03Z The company has also worked with Morton Community College in Chicago to develop a curriculum for supply-chain management classes and with Thomas Edison State College in New Jersey on an operations-management certificate program. Can an Online Degree Actually Help You Get a Job? 2012-10-20T22:35:42Z He will forever be remembered as this generation’s Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Walt Disney. Apple Without Jobs: First Trillion-Dollar company? 2012-10-17T21:43:18Z It echoes the challenges of early explorers like Christopher Columbus that changed the course of history; and the celebrated entrepreneurs like Thomas Edison, and Bill Gates that changed the way people work and live. Felix Baumgartner's Spiritual Message 2012-10-14T17:56:57Z Its film vault holds 100 million feet of game film, going back to Thomas Edison’s film on the 1894 Princeton-Rutgers game. Steve Sabol, Creative Force Behind NFL Films, Dies at 69 2012-09-18T19:54:42Z Most gallingly for his fans, he's considerably less famous than his arch-rival Thomas Edison. Why doesn't everyone know who Nikola Tesla was? 2012-09-10T10:23:25Z US inventer Thomas Edison was renowned for the sheer number of his patents. 7 questions on patents 2012-09-05T08:27:44Z Thomas Edison didn’t just suddenly invent the light bulb. Procrastination: Or The Fine Art Of 'Delay Management'? 2012-08-23T23:31:59Z Thomas Edison employed a big team of engineers, researchers, and inventors to create the many inventions accredited to him. An End to Silicon Valley? Not Even Close 2012-08-22T17:57:30Z In 1884, he started working for the inventor Thomas Edison, already famous at the time, on transmitting electricity. Tesla museum campaign tops target 2012-08-22T18:22:46Z Thomas Edison tried to discredit Tesla's rival technology It's enough to justify a fair measure of adulation, says Inman. Why doesn't everyone know who Nikola Tesla was? 2012-09-10T10:23:25Z Born in Serbia in 1856, he went to university in Graz, Austria, and began working for the inventor Thomas Edison in 1884. Nikola Tesla museum campaign smashes fundraising target 2012-08-22T11:59:17Z He is contrasted with Thomas Edison, the villain of the piece, who "was not a geek; he was a CEO". Geek mythology and Nikola Tesla 2012-08-20T12:37:26Z In 1884 he moved to New York and began to work for Thomas Edison. Nikola Tesla museum campaign earns $500,000 online in two days 2012-08-17T17:30:36Z A young Thomas Edison was hired to manage a ticker repair operation after he was able to fix the machine at the Gold Exchange. DealBook: Wall Street's Race to the 48-Millisecond Trade 2012-08-15T16:40:19Z This is really no different from what Thomas Edison did more than a hundred years ago. DealBook: In Silicon Valley, Finding the Next Big Thing in the Ordinary 2012-08-14T18:29:53Z He worked for Thomas Edison creating screen titles for silent movies, and even appeared in one or two — as a policeman. After Tragic Episode, Hammer Thrower Reached Olympics 2012-07-26T19:17:51Z “Thomas Edison found a thousand ways not to make a light bulb before he got it right.” Faith Is Central to Marathoner Ryan Hall’s Approach 2012-07-14T19:38:31Z The great American electrical pioneer Thomas Edison stood for DC. A universal plug socket... at last? 2012-05-31T23:41:40Z From Thomas Edison to Iron Man, you have this idea of singl... A siren song, Facebook’s special, TED , Gatsby and immortality: The week that was in innovation 2012-05-25T16:23:13Z Thomas Edison and English inventor Sir Joseph Swan independently produced the first reliable, affordable incandescent bulbs around 1880, and the invention dominated the home lighting industry for around 130 years. A light bulb revolution: CFLs and LEDs replace incandescent bulbs 2012-05-14T21:41:45Z Thomas Edison, who invented many devices that used DC power, developed the first power transmission systems using this standard. Edison's Revenge: Will Direct Current Make a Comeback in the U.S.? 2012-03-22T17:45:00.233Z And the government would have banned Thomas Edison’s light bulb. Mitt Romney?s misfire on light bulb standards 2012-03-20T10:00:00Z Thomas Edison continued to wage a campaign for DC and against AC. DC Power Hits The High Seas 2012-02-23T15:55:44Z Indeed, patent and legal records from the nineteenth century indicate that more than two-thirds of the 160 so-called “great inventors” of the Industrial Revolution, including Thomas Edison, were NPEs. No, the Patent System Is Not Broken 2012-02-09T16:25:28Z Officials at Edison’s old laboratory in West Orange, N.J., now the Thomas Edison National Historical Park, unveiled the newly identified recordings on Monday. Bismarck?s Voice Among Restored Edison Recordings 2012-01-30T20:52:34Z Thomas Edison saw movies as way to replace them. Can Computers Replace Teachers? 2012-01-26T12:00:15Z During an economic speech on Monday, the former Massachusetts governor and presidential hopeful charged that the Obama administration “banned” Thomas Edison’s light bulb. Mitt Romney?s misfire on light bulb standards 2012-03-20T10:00:00Z It went on to invent film, enabling Thomas Edison to develop the motion picture camera, as well as Brownie cameras selling for $1 and Kodachrome film. Kodak Files for Bankruptcy as Digital Era Spells End to Film 2012-01-25T11:54:12Z It went on to invent film, enabling Thomas Edison to develop the motion picture camera, Brownie cameras selling for $1 and Kodachrome film. Kodak Files for Bankruptcy as Digital Era Spells End to Film 2012-01-19T08:24:39Z It went on to invent film enabling Thomas Edison to develop the motion picture camera, Brownie cameras and Kodachrome film. Kodak Adjusts Structure Under Faraci, Quatela to Cut Costs 2012-01-10T16:44:26Z In the immediate aftermath of his death, the mainstream media seemed intent on painting Jobs as a combination of Thomas Edison and Mother Theresa. Why Nobody is Talking About Your Company 2011-12-05T14:00:00Z Isaacson clearly admires Jobs and heaps justifiable praise on his accomplishments — putting him in a league with Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. Walter Isaacson?s ?Steve Jobs? biography shows Apple co-founder's genius, flaws 2011-10-23T23:15:00Z Isaacson clearly admires Jobs and heaps justifiable praise on his accomplishments — putting him in the league with Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. Walter Isaacson?s ?Steve Jobs? biography shows Apple co-founder's genius, flaws 2011-10-23T23:15:57Z Its North American headquarters in suburban New Jersey is a short drive from the red-brick labs where Thomas Edison developed and improved early light bulb technology. Companies strive to build a better (more expensive) light bulb 2011-10-14T17:25:00Z Thomas Edison was driven by the need to invent and we’re all the better for it. 8 STORYLINES FOR BUSINESS STORYTELLERS. Part 2. 2011-10-12T15:10:40Z As Walt Mossberg, the Wall Street Journal’s technology columnist, wrote, Jobs rivaled Henry Ford as an industrialist and Thomas Edison as an innovator. Steve Jobs and the media: For the most part, it was a love affair 2011-10-07T01:22:53Z He is being called the Thomas Edison of our generation. Verbatim: Turn Off Your Mac To Memorialize Steve Jobs? 2011-10-07T00:15:01Z Podolny said he decided to leave Yale for the chance to work with a modern-day Thomas Edison. Steve Jobs' virtual DNA to be fostered in Apple University 2011-10-06T19:18:00Z |
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