Located a few blocks northeast of historic Milan Square, the house was built by Edison’s father in the early 1840s. Though Samuel Edison was in the lumber and shingle business, the house was ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Given that inventor Thomas Edison had a curious mind, maybe it’s fitting that with “Edison,” author Edmund Morris has given ...

The acclaimed biographer Edmund Morris died earlier this year, at 78, before he could see the publication of his new book, “Edison,” about the brilliant and prolific inventor. David Oshinsky, who ...

This story originally appeared on Mental Floss. Want to make a movie? You’ll need quality light fixtures, sound recording equipment, and a good motion picture camera. Thomas Alva Edison helped develop ...