Credit typically goes to inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Edison. But the actual story is more complicated and interesting.

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, ...

In two recent editions of the Post have been articles about a statue of a renowned, local, African-American inventor, Lewis Latimer. In one article, Latimer “...is considered by some to be ‘the actual ...

Saturday, December 21 is the shortest day of the year so we thought it would be a good time to appreciate the history of light bulbs. RELATED: Livermore’s 123-year-old Centennial Lightbulb glows up We ...

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a more stylish and decorative design for a light bulb," said an inventor, from Gilcrest, Colo., "so I invented the VETTY BULB DESIGNS. My ...

On Thursday, presidential candidate Joe Biden claimed that a Black man had invented the light bulb, not “a White guy named Edison.” Biden was at a community meeting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the site of ...

During a Thursday meeting with Kenosha, Wis., community leaders, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said that a Black man, rather than Thomas Edison, invented the light bulb. "People fear that ...

Stan Angelo wants to make light bulbs smarter. The 70-something grandfather from the Huntingdon Valley developed a line of light bulbs that are equipped with technology that makes them do tasks like ...

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Saturday, December 21 is the shortest day of the year so we thought it would be a good time to appreciate the history of light bulbs. We walk into a dark room and flick a light switch and don’t think ...