Thomas Edison’s “innovation ... More than 1,000 patents for iconic inventions like the lightbulb, phonograph, and movie camera. What worked 150 years ago works now. Clearly, the lab’s ...

But the ‘Wizard’ is revered for his contributions to the light bulb, the phonograph, the telephone transmitter and the motion picture camera. “Thomas Edison is probably ... So, the following year, ...

Deemed America’s greatest inventor, Thomas Edison was an inventor and businessman. His most notable work is the invention of a device we couldn’t imagine life without now, the electric lightbulb.