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Home Toys
February 2005
Damon Bruccoleri |
The 100th Anniversary of Electronics November 16th can be said to have been the 100th anniversary of electronics. On that day in 1904 Sir John Fleming patented the oscillation valve, later known as the Fleming tube.   |
CIO
August 15, 2001 |
Lighten Up As every third-grader knows, Thomas Edison invented the electric lightbulb. Or did he? It's painful to cast aspersions on the reputation of one of our heroes, but Edison, who patented his bulb in 1879, improved on a design that a British inventor had patented 10 years earlier... |
BusinessWeek
April 2, 2007
Hardy Green |
Invention Deficit Disorder "The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World" is a perceptive account of the inventors' life - and surprisingly limited achievements. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2011
Brian Bowers |
Requiem for the Incandescent Lightbulb A look back at a century of light. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2011
Rich Smith |
China Joins the Light Bulb War China's National Development and Reform Commission, has ordered a halt to the production of 100-watt incandescent bulbs effective October 1 of next year. |
Fast Company
September 2006
Charles Fishman |
How Many Lightbulbs Does it Take to Change the World? One. And You're Looking At It. For years, compact fluorescent bulbs have promised dramatic energy savings -- yet they remain a mere curiosity. That's about to change, thanks to a push by Wal-Mart. CFLs are a classic example of creative destruction. |
Fast Company
September 14, 2011
Rachel Z. Arndt |
Fifty Bucks For A Lightbulb? Say Hello To LED Bulbs We're told LED bulbs will brighten our future. Just not yet. |
Wired
May 19, 2008
Chris Hardwick |
Thomas Edison's Take on New Napping Technologies The most impressive-sounding nap technologies of the 21st century. |
Mother Jones
May/Jun 2001
Chuck Sudetic |
Reading, Writing, and Revenue From New York to San Francisco, Edison Schools Inc. has been selling the idea that for-profit management companies can do a better job of teaching kids than public-school districts. But a growing number of educators say the reality doesn't match the hype... |
Information Today
September 25, 2014 |
ProQuest History Vault Puts Edison Papers on Display ProQuest History Vault added materials from Rutgers University's Thomas A. Edison Papers Project to its database. |
Salon.com
March 29, 2001
Joan Walsh |
The shame of San Francisco An ideological crusade aims to close a school that's worked miracles with poor black and Latino students. Why? It's a for-profit Edison school... |
Reason
February 2002
Joanne Jacobs |
Threatened by Success One charter school's fight against the education establishment... |
U.S. CPSC
August 4, 2004 |
Osram Sylvania Products Recall of Decorative Light Bulbs The glass bulb can separate from its base and break during use. The broken glass can present a laceration injury to consumers, the hot broken bulb can present a burn injury to consumers, and an exposed bulb filament can present a shock hazard if handled while power remains applied to the fixture. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2012
Richard Stevenson |
LED Bulbs for Less In 2012, there will finally be a first-rate LED bulb you can afford |
Reason
December 2002
Lisa Snell |
No Dollars or Sense Behold Edison Schools' grim, dispiriting bottom line: The company has spent more money than it has taken in. It has nothing to do with the education industry or public education, and everything to do with too many top-level executives making six-figure salaries. |
