https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/thomas-edison/RSS feed for Thomas EdisonenTue, 07 Jan 2025 12:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-roots-of-us-work-culture-and-why-the-american-dream-is-so-difficult-to-achieve-today-180985767/A new book examines the evolution of the American workplace, interrogating the idea that hard work is enough to ensure successTue, 07 Jan 2025 12:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-roots-of-us-work-culture-and-why-the-american-dream-is-so-difficult-to-achieve-today-180985767/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-thomas-edison-tricked-the-press-into-believing-hed-invented-the-light-bulb-180982406/A year before he developed a working bulb, the "Wizard of Menlo Park" created the illusion that his prototype burned for more than a few minutes at a timeTue, 27 Jun 2023 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-thomas-edison-tricked-the-press-into-believing-hed-invented-the-light-bulb-180982406/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/mina-miller-edison-was-more-than-the-wife-of-the-wizard-of-menlo-park-180981726/The second wife of Thomas Edison, she viewed domestic labor as a science, calling herself a "home executive"Fri, 03 Mar 2023 12:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/mina-miller-edison-was-more-than-the-wife-of-the-wizard-of-menlo-park-180981726/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-librarys-mysterious-trove-of-wax-cylinders-will-soon-break-its-century-long-silence-180979982/The recordings may include mundane conversations—and some of opera’s most legendary singersWed, 27 Apr 2022 12:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-librarys-mysterious-trove-of-wax-cylinders-will-soon-break-its-century-long-silence-180979982/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-first-stage-of-sleep-is-a-creative-sweet-spot-180979211/Waking up just after dozing off seems to be a science-backed source of inspirationMon, 13 Dec 2021 20:31:19 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-first-stage-of-sleep-is-a-creative-sweet-spot-180979211/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/epic-failure-thomas-edisons-talking-doll-180955442/Expensive, heavy, non-functioning and a little scary looking, the doll created by America's hero-inventor was a commercial flopMon, 01 Jun 2015 14:07:19 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/epic-failure-thomas-edisons-talking-doll-180955442/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/teslas-patents-einsteins-letters-and-enigma-machine-auction-180975283/Christie's Eureka! sale features personal and academic objects owned by 20th-century scientistsFri, 10 Jul 2020 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/teslas-patents-einsteins-letters-and-enigma-machine-auction-180975283/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/thomas-edisons-forgotten-sci-fi-novel-180967672/By feeding his visions for the future to a well-regarded contemporary, the prolific inventor offered a peek into his brilliant mindWed, 03 Jan 2018 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/thomas-edisons-forgotten-sci-fi-novel-180967672/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/visit-homes-americas-greatest-inventors-180956369/Within these walls, our nation's most brilliant tinkerers once ate, slept and imaginedTue, 25 Aug 2015 13:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/visit-homes-americas-greatest-inventors-180956369/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/topsy-elephant-was-victim-her-captors-not-really-thomas-edison-180961611/Many believe Edison killed Topsy to prove a point, but some historians argue otherwiseWed, 04 Jan 2017 14:05:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/topsy-elephant-was-victim-her-captors-not-really-thomas-edison-180961611/