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Edison’s Desk: How did Thomas Edison Stay Organized?

An ongoing series about Thomas A. Edison’s desk, a popular and sought-out artifact at Edison’s historical laboratories where he ran his businesses and invented from for 20+ years, today known as the Thomas Edison National Historical Park. The desk was frozen in time the day that Edison died, left untouched as a symbol of historic […]

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Edison’s Desk: What did Thomas Edison do at work?

An ongoing series about Thomas A. Edison’s desk, a popular and sought-out artifact at Edison’s historical laboratories where he ran his businesses and invented from for 20+ years, today known as the Thomas Edison National Historical Park. The desk was frozen in time the day that Edison died, left untouched as a symbol of historic […]

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Thomas Edison in The Big Apple

Thomas Edison lived in New York City for 3 exciting years at the beginning of his career. He moved to the Big Apple in 1869; Broke, bright-eyed, and bushy-tailed. He had already worked in a number of U.S. cities as a telegrapher, but he came to the city with hopes of shifting his career path […]

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Ford Follows in Thomas Edison’s Footsteps with New Electric Truck

Somewhere, Thomas Edison is smiling down on the Ford F-150 Lightning electric pick-up. It probably reminds him of his very early work to justify electric trucks. No doubt it would also remind the great inventor of the life-long friendship he enjoyed with Henry Ford. Ford executives claim the F-150 Lightning will be a true pickup […]

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Thomas Edison Pitch Contest 2021 Winners Announced

On May 19th, the Edison Innovation Foundation gave awards to student team finalists from across the country in the annual Thomas Edison Pitch Contest. It was the 11th year of hosting this competition, and the second year hosted digitally! The finalists were chosen from 205 teams representing 546 students from 24 states and 4 countries. […]

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Thomas Edison’s Dream of Solar Energy Realized with Solar Cells

In 1920, Thomas Edison said, “I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that. I wish I had more years left.” Today, Perovskites are transforming solar energy in just the way Edison […]

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The Quotable Thomas Edison

The Quotable Thomas Edison Mr. Edison was quoted many times in the social media of that time– newspapers, magazines, journals and personal interviews. His lesser- known quotes have not been seen by many admirers, so here are some of those “second tier” gems from the mouth of the great inventor. Thomas Edison felt most keenly […]

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Thomas Edison would Love this Electric Brick Invention

Out-of-the-box but also functional? Check! A new type of battery that can be used by ordinary people in daily life? Check! Perfectly matching the industrial red-brick style of his West Orange lab? Check! It makes you wonder if Thomas Edison himself didn’t create this new innovation. After centuries of use, the humble red brick now […]

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4 Edison Inventions that came from Chemistry Experiments

Thomas Edison knew from a young age what he liked best and it was chemistry. From his preteen years to his death at age 84, the great inventor never lost sight of the wonders of chemistry, and how it fit into his inventions and entrepreneurial activities. It pretty much began with the creation of noisy […]

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Edison Congratulates Around the World Balloon

For just a few hundred dollars, students at Seton Hall Prep [West Orange,NJ] took a trip around the world…..via a high altitude balloon, often zippingalong at 40,000 to 45,000 feet in Earth’s atmosphere…..where commercialairliners lurk. This class at “The Prep” knows well the challenge and excitement of being anintegral part of a STEM team. Their teacher, […]

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