Thomas Edison didn’t invent the light bulb—but here’s what he did do. With more than a thousand patents to his name, the legendary inventor's innovations helped define the modern world.

But first, Edison established the Edison Electric Light Co., assigned 2,500 shares to himself and sold 500 shares to investors including William Vanderbilt. Edison’s team made two major innovations.

Thomas Edison's incandescent light bulb, patented in 1880, made electric lighting practical, affordable, and long-lasting. It completely transformed homes, cities, and industries worldwide, going ...

That Christmas, the vice president of the Edison Electric Light Company celebrated by wrapping 80 red, white and blue bulbs around the Christmas tree he set up at his home on East 36th Street.

Twisted light: The Edison bulb has purpose again. Researcher Jun Lu, examining the twisted filament of an Edison bulb . Brenda Ahearn/Michigan Engineering. View 3 Images 1 / 3.

You can't buy incandescent light bulbs anymore. With a few exceptions, the bulbs – patented by Thomas Edison in 1880 and a common fixture in American homes for more than a century – have ...

The science of creating elliptically polarized light. According to the researchers, twisted light can be produced using the same technology as the 100-year-old Edison bulb (filament light bulb ...