Electric light bulbs had been around for decades by the 1870s. Most demonstration systems used arc lamps, which seemed far too bright and burned much too hot for indoor household use. In 1878, Thomas ...

A sweeping history of the electric light revolution and the birth of modern America. The late nineteenth century was a period of explosive technological creativity, but more than any other invention, ...

On New Year's Eve, 1879, Thomas Edison unveiled his newest invention: the electric light. Reporters came from all over the U.S. to see Edison's Menlo Park lab lit up with his incandescent bulbs.

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

How the first Christmas tree lights were designed and utilized. Learn about the technology involved in creating the display. How a campaign brought Christmas tree lighting to the masses. It had only ...

In his illuminating newest, Freeberg, a professor of humanities at the University of Tennessee, examines the social, technological, and political context surrounding the development of the electric ...