Columns share an author’s personal perspective. You may have read the recent story from early September of the man in France who, while in pursuit of an annoying fly, ignited leaking gas with his ...

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 ...

When people name the most important inventions in history, light bulbs are usually on the list. They were much safer than earlier light sources, and they made more activities, for both work and play, ...

Saturday, December 21 is the shortest day of the year so we thought it would be a good time to appreciate the history of light bulbs. We walk into a dark room and flick a light switch and don’t think ...

Lewis Howard Latimer worked for Thomas Edison and drew patent diagrams for Alexander Graham Bell. A museum in Queens displays his work. By James Barron The Queens home of the Black inventor who ...

Saturday, December 21 is the shortest day of the year so we thought it would be a good time to appreciate the history of light bulbs. RELATED: Livermore’s 123-year-old Centennial Lightbulb glows up We ...