Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio ... The experiment, concluded on October 21, 1879, is heralded as the birth of the electric light. Research continued to find a more resilient and higher-voltage ...

Today is the 170th anniversary of the birth of one the world's most famous inventors, Thomas Edison. Edison came up with lots of great inventions and here he stumbles upon an important development ...

YAWATA, Kyoto Prefecture--Iwashimizu Hachimangu shrine here is a government-designated national treasure, but it is also home to a relatively unknown monument dedicated to Thomas Edison (1847-1931).