Thomas Alva Edison is an unparalleled figure in the history of the United States ... At this time, the railroad and telegraph were transforming the way of life across the U.S.—rail transported goods ...

In 1877, Thomas Alva Edison (1847 – 1931 ... Mary-Ann Ochota meets the people who are bringing sounds of the past to life through the technology of the present.

This new illustrated series explores some of the most iconic moments in the history of film. We begin with Thomas Edison, the inventor of the kinetograph ...

When Thomas Alva Edison wrapped tin foil around a metal cylinder to create the phonograph (a crude recording device), in 1877, he sang ‘Mary had a little lamb’ to test it. He couldn’t ...