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

Let’s face it: the world is full of trends that come and go. Some we scratch our heads at (remember that fidget spinner craze ...

Edison Light Bulb, 1879, Smithsonian's National Museum of American History Thomas Edison used this carbon-filament bulb in the first public demonstration of his most famous invention—the light bulb, ...

Erwin Perzy built and repaired surgical instruments for local physicians in Vienna, Austria. In 1900, one of his clients ...