More than a century after its invention, illustrators still use a lit bulb to symbolize a great idea. Credit typically goes ...

One detail that's often omitted from modern founders myths is whether or not said scion of capitalist success actually invented the thing they're famous for inventing. Just like Elon Musk didn't ...

When people name the most important inventions in history, light bulbs are usually on the list. They were much safer than earlier light sources, and they made more activities, for both work and play, ...

David Pogue looks at our nation's tradition of pioneering inventors, from Thomas Edison's R&D facility in Menlo Park, N.J., ...

FALL RIVER — It’s been long overdue — 95 years in fact — but Saturday saw the unveiling of a headstone and memorial for 19th century Black inventor Lewis Howard Latimer at Oak Grove Cemetery. Latimer, ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) When people name the most important inventions in history, light bulbs are usually on ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ernest Freeberg, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) Advertisement Article ...