Without electricity, our modern lives would grind to a halt. Think about it—no phones, no lights, no refrigerators, no electric cars. But have you ever stopped to think about how it all started? It ...

"Edison is always thinking," Dudley Nichols wrote. "That is one of the remarkable things about him." After more than fifty years of uninterrupted fertility in invention, during which he has not only ...

This three-part publication is comprised of Papers 28, 29, and 30 from Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology. They are titled as follows: 1. The electrochemical cell and the ...

An invention made from waste polystyrene that generates static electricity from motion and wind could lower power usage by recycling waste energy in air conditioners and other applications. Dr Peter ...