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‘Succession’ meets ‘Downton Abbey': First book on Thomas Edison's wife hits shelves May 1
Courier News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHistory books know Thomas Edison as the American father of research and development, inventing...
Thomas Edison tried to take credit for a device created by a Black American inventor
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 7 months agoGranville T. Woods was a pioneering inventor with nearly 60 patents to his name.Heritage...
Here’s Why a Smart Light Bulb Is the Easiest Connected Home Upgrade
Best Products via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Best Smart Light Bulbs for Your HomeBest Products; Philips Hue, NANOLEAF A smart light bulb will...
Hitting the Books: Why nobody knows Hiram Maxim, inventor of the incandescent lightbulb
Engadget· 1 year agoIn "The Things We Make, Dr. Bill Hammack, recounts the tale of Hiram Maxim, an irrepressible...
'Spider-verse' Miles Morales actor will honor a Black 'superhero' buried in Fall River
The Herald News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFALL RIVER — The city will give a long-overdue honor to its own Black “superhero” later this month,...
On This Day, Feb. 19: Thomas Edison patents gramophone
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThomas Edison poses in his laboratory in Orange, N.J., on June 16, 1888, amidst his first gramophone...
Today is: National Christmas Lights Day
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoChristmas lights — lights that are hung up on Christmas trees inside, and outside on buildings, trees, and other things — are celebrated today. They were...
EDITORIAL: Light went out on incandescent bulbs with little notice
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 8—Why it matters: The official passing of the incandescent light bulb has gone by with little notice, a testament to the fact we can get rid of wasteful old technologies. It was more than ...
12 Black Inventors and Their Innovations That Shaped the World
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWhen asked to name a Black American inventor, many people might think of George Washington Carver...
This Idaho town says it’s ‘the birthplace of TV.’ What we know about the claim
Idaho Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTelevision was invented in a small East Idaho town. So claim the people of Rigby, who proudly hail...