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.

Fronted by a luxurious mustache, this loyal lieutenant to Thomas ... invented the phonograph, Johnson took the machine on tour, charging crowds to drum up excitement. When Edison patented the ...

Swan continued to develop his invention and in ... established the world's first light bulb factory at Benwell in Newcastle. In 1883 Swan teamed up with Thomas Edison of the USA, who also had ...

This video explores the creation of the first light bulbs invented by Thomas Edison and Joseph Swan. The creator highlights Edison's electric lamp patent, providing a clearer transcription of it, as ...