*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 ...

MILAN, Ohio – More than 40 years after he invented the light bulb, Thomas Edison returned to his boyhood home in northern Ohio and, as day turned to night, asked his sister to turn on the lights.

The Edisons -- Childhood and boyhood -- The wanderyears -- The free-lance inventor -- Pluck-and-luck Edison -- "A bloated eastern manufacturer" -- The inventor and the "Barons" -- Menlo Park -- The ...

This playful animated short gives an overview of the inventor's life, while pointing out that he might have been more of an exceptional businessman than a creative genius.