The common belief that Thomas Edison singlehandedly invented electric lighting in 1879 isn’t true. The first electric light was the arc light, invented by Sir Humphry Davy in 1807.

Publication date 2015 Topics Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 -- Juvenile literature, Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 -- Juvenile literature, Inventors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile ...

Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas is a British actress who also holds French citizenship. A five-time BAFTA Award and Olivier Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Awa ...

It collected a trove of DNA data on millions of its customers, and then it went bust. The fate of that data has been at the center of a legal battle over DNA privacy. NPR's John Ruwitch explains.

Linda Hamilton has admitted Terminator: Dark Fate was “kind of underwritten”. The 68-year-old actress reprised her role as Sarah Connor in the controversial 2019 action blockbuster, though has ...

The new Bassick High School in the South End formally opens later this summer, and officials are already at work deciding the fate of its original West End home so as not to repeat a past mistake. "We ...

Edison Township Council members were scheduled to vote on a resolution June 25 expressing support for the Edison Job Corps Center and calling for continued federal funding for the program.

PIQUA — Edison State Community College recognized 747 students for excellence in academics on its 2025 spring semester dean’s list. To be eligible for the dean’s list, a stu ...

Edison will bury more than 150 miles of power lines in Altadena and Malibu in the wake of January's deadly and devastating Eaton and Palisades fires in Southern California.

Emmerdale fate 'sealed' for Jacob and Sarah as fans 'work out' tragic twist Emmerdale villager Jacob Gallagher shocked fans when he offered to be Sarah Sugden's sperm donor on the latest episode ...

Hong Kong artiste Edison Chen allegedly threatened to make a flight attendant lose her job while on a flight between Tokyo and New York on June 1. On the Japan Airlines (JAL) flight, the attendant ...

Many people know Elon Musk as the face of Tesla but, it turns out, the name carries significant meaning. There's something not everyone knows about the famous car company ...