Thomas Edison’s First Patented Invention—a Voting Machine for Congress—Was a Total Flop
“If there is any invention on earth that we don't want down here, that is it,” a Congressman said about Edison’s voting machine.
“If there is any invention on earth that we don't want down here, that is it,” a Congressman said about Edison’s voting machine.
Explore the life of inventor Alexander Graham Bell, the man responsible for giving us the telephone.
The popularity of the surname McCoy makes it difficult to pinpoint one origin on the phrase, but here are the leading theories.
Trying to see around a car pillar can be frustrating. Thanks to a Pennsylvania teen, we might not have to deal with it for much longer.
One of Thomas Edison's final inventions was a machine he built to contact spirits—and to show up his rival Nikola Tesla one last time.
Inventor Thomas Edison's life was about more than just the light bulb. Find out more about this 20th-century trailblazer.
From the man who died because of a failed parachute suit to the daredevil who perished in a stunt gone wrong, sometimes brilliance comes with a price.
From the first recording of a kiss to the greatest cat video on the internet, Thomas Edison captured the history of America.
On January 23, 1957, the Wham-O toy company began producing their first Frisbees. But the flying plaything's history goes back even 20 years earlier, to a couple of bored teenagers.