Forget the light bulb. Thomas Edison’s greatest invention was a two-story house in rural New Jersey. In March 1876, Edison set up his famous Menlo Park laboratory—the world’s first research ...

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In the 1880s, Thomas Edison sued Woods twice, claiming he'd first invented a telegraph for trains. Woods' inventions revolutionized transportation, but he faced many challenges as a Black inventor.

Thomas Edison developed an interest in chemistry as a young boy while growing up in Michigan, and applications of chemistry were a common theme in many of his inventions. In 1876 Edison opened the ...

Sources: "Edison” by Edmund Morris, Time magazine’s “Thomas Edison: His Electrifying Life” by Richard Lacayo, “Great American Inventions” by Publications International, the Smithsonian ...

Once in operation, Edison’s laboratory began churning out major new inventions at an astonishing pace: Opening in March 1876, it quickly introduced the electric copying machine (1876 ...

The Thomas Edison House is back open and welcoming visitors for tours. They are open most days from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. You can find more information on the Thomas Edison House Facebook page .