Edison After Forty
A Smithsonian photo-album providing a look into the latter half of the life of inventor Thomas Edison.
Edison, His Life and Inventions, vol. 1
Complete text of the work by Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin, published 1910.
Edison, His Life and Inventions, vol. 2
Complete text of the work by Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin, published 1910.
Edisonian Museum
Photographs and short descriptions of various light bulbs, lamps, motors, batteries, and other inventions of Thomas Edison.
Inventing Entertainment
Devoted to the early motion pictures and sound recordings of the Edison Companies; includes overviews by genre and chronology, descriptions of the technology, and selected online audio and video.
The American Experience: Edison's Miracle of
PBS special about the life and inventions; complete program transcription provided as well as film synopsis, timeline, image gallery, and teacher's guide.
Thomas A. Edison in Menlo Park
Maps, local references, photographs, and excerpts from a local history book regarding Edison's activities in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
Thomas A. Edison Papers
A documentary editing project at Rutgers University seeking to publish the inventor's papers online. Includes patents, clipings, and ntoes, as well as bibliographies, chronologies, and links to related resources.
Thomas Alva Edison's Boyhood
Articles about his early life in Port Huron, Michigan and his boyhood home.