The architecture of electric light --At the flip of a switch -- Driving through the American night -- Lighting for labor -- Electric speech in the city -- Groping in the dark Summary In this book, ...

Thomas Edison at the lightbulb’s golden jubilee anniversary. The story of humans trying to use light and heat to their benefit goes back to prehistoric times. The earliest use of fire for these ...

Everyone knows we have to thank Thomas Edison for inventing the electric lightbulb, one of the most impactful innovations in human history ... or do we? Regarded by many as the greatest inventor of ...

STOCKBRIDGE — A warm fuzz pervades the image, issuing from a faint glow that sends flecks of color across the room. The source of the light — a lamp with fringes on its shades that almost resembles a ...