In 1896, Thomas Edison set off to a remote Canadian district near the Alaska border, with cameras in tow. He succeeded in capturing fascinating images of the prospectors brought in by the Gold Rush.

Life in the 1800s shared historical footage of a 1932 interview with Francis Jehl who worked as a laboratory assistant to Thomas Edison, expressing his excitement for his role in helping to invent ...

Thomas Edison was Henry Ford's hero. In 1896, shortly after building his quadricycle, Henry Ford had the chance to meet the famous inventor at a convention in New York. Edison, who was ...