Johnson manually computed flight trajectories, launch windows, and emergency return paths for NASA. She is best known for ...

On Feb. 19, 1878, Thomas Edison patented the first gramophone.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A graduate student discovered a new way to generate a highly sought-after variety of carbon, graphene, by studying a century-old Thomas Edison patent ...

According to new research from Rice University, while Edison’s goal was simply to create a longer-lasting electric lamp, the extreme conditions created inside Edison’s carbon filament bulbs in those ...

Rice University researchers conducting experiments with virtually identical replicas of the light bulbs designed by Thomas Edison have determined that the 19th-century inventor may have created ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - December 22, 1882. The first electric Christmas lights are hung. A friend and partner of Thomas Edison, Edward H. Johnson, hand-wired 80 red, white, and blue bulbs around his ...

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Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Who invented the light bulb? – Preben, age 5, ...

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