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On This Day, Feb. 19: Thomas Edison patents gramophone
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoThomas Edison poses in his laboratory in Orange, N.J., on June 16, 1888, amidst his first gramophone...
Turn your patio into a pati-OH! with these classy string lights for just $25
Yahoo Life Shopping· 3 weeks agoSummer weather is here, and you can once again make your way outdoors! Whether you have a big yard...
Thomas Edison tried to take credit for a device created by a Black American inventor
Business Insider via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoGranville T. Woods was a pioneering inventor with nearly 60 patents to his name.Heritage...
U.S. pulls plug on incandescent light bulbs as new ban goes into effect
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoThe United States has pulled the plug on incandescent light bulbs as a new ban went into effect...
These are the best — and worst — lightbulbs for the planet
Yahoo Life· 2 years ago“Going from an incandescent to an LED is like replacing a car that gets 25 miles per gallon with...
Prepare to flick off your incandescent bulbs for good under new US rules that kicked in this week
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoGet ready to say goodbye to the once ubiquitous incandescent light bulb, pioneered by Thomas Edison...
Hitting the Books: Why nobody knows Hiram Maxim, inventor of the incandescent lightbulb
Engadget via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoIn "The Things We Make, Dr. Bill Hammack, recounts the tale of Hiram Maxim, an irrepressible...
12 Black Inventors and Their Innovations That Shaped the World
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoWhen asked to name a Black American inventor, many people might think of George Washington Carver...
Level up your patio: These popular string lights are nearly 40% off at Amazon, today only
Yahoo Life Shopping· 2 years agoDon't let those fallen leaves and crisp air fool you; outdoor entertaining season is still going...
Ford, Edison, and Burroughs Were America’s Oddest Road Warriors
The Daily Beast via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoPhoto Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Bettman/Getty ImagesIn December 1912, the...