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.

How the 173-year-old glassmaker behind Edison’s light bulb and iPhone screens became a major Silicon Valley player. © 2024 Fortune Media IP Limited. All Rights ...

Prior to the 1920s, miners wore a soft cap made of cloth or canvas with a leather brim and lamp bracket to hold their light ... lamp bracket. The Mine Safety Appliances (MSA) Company was founded in ...

In February 1881, Thomas Edison established the headquarters of the Edison Electric Light Company in New York City. Edison's goal of electrifying Lower Manhattan had stalled for two years while ...