Joe Biden claims a black man invested the light bulb, ‘not a white guy named Edison’

Joe Biden on Thursday said that a black man created the light bulb, ‘not a white guy named Edison’ during a speech while in Kenosha, Wisconsin.   Biden made the remark at the Grace Lutheran Church while speaking with community leaders after a private meeting with the family of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old father who was shot seven … Read more

Designs drawn by inventor Thomas Edison to improve his first ever electric lamp go up for sale

Annotated designs drawn by inventor Thomas Edison to improve his first ever electric lightbulb have emerged for sale for £90,000.  The scientist, who is often credited with perfecting the carbon filament lamp, worked on the sketches while on honeymoon with his second wife Mina Miller in Florida in 1886. He was determined to refine the … Read more

Ethan Hawke and Kyle MacLachlan face off as Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison in Tesla trailer

IFC Films has released the trailer for Tesla, a biopic about inventor Nikola Tesla, coinciding with his 164th birthday. Ethan Hawke takes on the role of the physicist and mastermind behind the design of the modern electricity supply system. In the trailer which dropped on Friday, Hawke is seen facing numerous obstacles on the way … Read more