Thomas Alva Edison viewed failures as vital to innovation, advocating for persistence in the face of challenges. His quote ...

Gugusse and the Automaton, a lost 1897 Georges Méliès film, has finally been rediscovered, and leaves the blueprint for ...

Long before Thomas Edison’s 1879 patent, a constellation of inventors had already brought electric light to life. From Humphry Davy’s dazzling arc lamps to Joseph Swan’s carbon-filament bulbs, each ...

In the 1880s, Granville T. Woods won patent battles to protect his inventions, including a system to allow moving trains to ...

At the heart of the story is the spirit of invention and innovation and collaboration and competitiveness birthed at the dawn of the electric age.

She’s already a world-famous pop star, actor and entrepreneur. Now Rihanna has another title to add to that long list of accomplishments.

“USA250: The Story of the World’s Greatest Economy” is a yearlong WSJ series examining America’s first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. Over the course of American ...

The course of American history has been changed by countless inventions, from the tiny things that made everyday life different to huge landmark projects that made history. To compile a list of 100 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beulah Louise Henry invented everything from ice cream makers to radio dolls—despite a world that didn’t take her seriously.

Rosemead-based Edison International’s stock has continued chugging along, even as scrutiny of the company intensifies. Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison, is ...

Many legendary American inventors experienced great success in business, but only a few crossed over into show business with movies about their lives. Here’s a multiplex’s worth of films inspired by ...