Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Before electric headlights came along, early cars used an ingenious lighting method borrowed from horse-drawn carriages.

Tara Isabella Burton - Author, Self-Made: Creating Our Identities From da Vinci to the Kardashians Thomas Edison told journalists they would each receive a brief, private demonstration of the new ...

Who invented the light bulb? Of course, you’d say Thomas Edison. But what you may not realize is that Edison did not invent the light bulb. It was invented by Joseph Wilson Swan and Henry Woodward.

FALL RIVER — It’s been long overdue — 95 years in fact — but Saturday saw the unveiling of a headstone and memorial for 19th century Black inventor Lewis Howard Latimer at Oak Grove Cemetery. Latimer, ...

A Japanese company has recreated Thomas Edison’s first incandescent light bulb, for use as a sleep aid. The bulb comes with a 8 second warranty. Read Get the best tech, science, and culture news in ...

Thomas Edison used the hypnogogia state between wakefulness and sleep to generate ideas, napping multiple times a day and ...

Success often depends not just on invention but on branding and narrative-building. Visionary branding can amplify innovation, making a product or company iconic. Who invented the light bulb? Of ...