The Inventors are Coming to Show off Their Light Bulb Ideas and Wish Thomas Edison Happy Birthday at the Free ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 100 Inventors will turn the Palm Beach County Convention Center into a gigantic showcase of ingenuity Saturday, Feb. 11 as they demonstrate how ...

Steve Jobs named second 'greatest innovator of all time'

The annual Lemelson-MIT Innovation Index has named former Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who passed away on October 5, 2011, as the second 'greatest innovator of all time', behind the inventor of the first practical electric light bulb -- Thomas Edison. 

Edison tops Jobs as world's greatest innovator

Creator of light bulb and phonograph, among many other inventions, ranked No. 1 in Lemelson-MIT survey

Edison ranked ahead of Jobs as world's greatest innovator

The inventor of the light bulb and phonograph was named the greatest innovator of all time among 52 percent of the young people polled, surpassing the late Apple leader at 24 percent. Originally posted at News - Cutting Edge

Inventing Fort Myers

Inventor Thomas Edison's search for a better filament for his electric light bulb put this Gulf Coast city on the map.

Thomas Edison Voted Most Iconic Inventor In U.S. History

Even the Apple generation doesn't favor Steve Jobs over the most iconic inventor in U.S. history. Young Americans overwhelmingly chose Thomas Edison as the "greatest innovator of all time" in a new MIT survey.