The Edison Awards, named for inventor Thomas Edison, celebrate the best in innovation, recognizing products and teams that solve global challenges, shape markets and inspire change. This marks the ...

But there was a time when audio records were not flat — they were drums, which was how the original Edison phonograph worked ... and playback audio on tin foil wrapped around a drum.

And the event, taking place April 2-3 at Caloosa Sound Convention Center in downtown Fort Myers, offers so much more to those residing near the winter home of Thomas Edison and the surrounding ...