Thomas Edison

Learn the Greenfield Village stories our Senior Curator finds the most interesting--some you may know and some you probably don't.

The very first episode of "The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation" airs tomorrow morning! We can't wait for you all to see the first episode, featuring our own Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village.

We’ve just digitized dozens of photos of the elaborate camping trips of Vagabonds, a quartet including Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, businessman Harvey Firestone, and naturalist John Burroughs.

See the first-known photograph of Thomas Edison--a daguerreotype of the inventor as a child at age 4.

We've just digitized shadowboxes filled with seashells collected by inventor Thomas Edison in Fort Myers, Florida.

Pushed from the industry he helped build, Thomas Edison turned 1890s setbacks into a defining legacy.

This weekend, members of the American Chemical Society will be joining staff from The Henry Ford to designate Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village a National Historic Chemical Landmark.

Later this month the first episode of The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation will debut on CBS. Members and visitors to The Henry Ford will recognize a familiar building in the first episode: Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory.

We’ve just digitized a number of photos of Henry Ford's close friend Thomas Edison.

Take a look at time cards punched by American inventor Thomas Edison, showing 90-, 100-, and even 110-hour workweeks.