Over the years, many things have been invented here in New Jersey. Of course, Thomas Edison comes to mind. Known as the ...

Thomas Alva Edison is an unparalleled figure in the history of the United States ... He acquired an early interest in telegraphy and took lessons informally at telegraph offices along his route. As he ...

This is New Year’s Eve. Today in history: On Dec. 31, 1879, Thomas Edison first demonstrated his electric incandescent lights for the public by illuminating some 100 bulbs in and around his ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Thomas Alva Edison came to Louisville in 1866, at the young age of 19, to work as a telegraph key operator. He landed a job with the Western Union located on Second and ...