At this point you're likely familiar with the often-touted upsides to using LED (light-emitting diode) bulbs instead of incandescent (glass with a heat-based filament) ones. LED bulbs are said to last ...

Lewis Howard Latimer worked for Thomas Edison and drew patent diagrams for Alexander Graham Bell. A museum in Queens displays his work. By James Barron The Queens home of the Black inventor who ...

From switching to LED light bulbs, to turning down your hot water heater, here are a few things you can do to save on your electricity bill.

BRATTLEBORO — In 1880 Thomas Edison patented the incandescent light bulb and began to set up an electric generating and distribution system in New York City. This business was in its infancy and many ...

What: A federal law setting minimum efficiency standards for most light bulbs. This law effectively bans incandescent bulbs. How GE lobbied for it: GE opposed one proposal to simply ban the ...