Thomas Edison: A Life of Invention

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"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration" -- Thomas Edison

The life of Thomas Edison is a true "rags to riches" story. Through hard work and determination, he helped in creating the modern world in which we live today. Considered to be the greatest inventor of his or any time, Edison's wonderful inventions were a driving force of the Industrial Revolution. From the stock ticker to the phonograph; from the light bulb to motion pictures, his inventions guided America into the 20th Century.

You will learn about:

Edison's childhood in Ohio, where he first began experimenting.

His days as a newspaper boy for the Grand Trunk Railway.

His first invention that was to become his first failure.

The Invention Factory at Menlo Park, where Edison's ideas became reality.

The Pearl St. Power Station and the birth of the electric lighting industry in America.

The Black Maria-the world's first movie studio...and much more.

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  • We are at a time in ...

    We are at a time in history 100 years down the the track where the excitement of Henry Ford and his Motor Car, Thomas Edison and his wonderful inventions that paved the development of the 20th Century has been reinstalled into the hearts and minds of those engaged in the development of
    technology passing into the 21st Century.

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    Es realmente repugnante que se le otorguen honores a una persona que fuera capaz, por saciar su sed de fama, de cometer tales actos. Edison no merece ser llamado genio, ¿Genio por qué? ¿Por asesinar animales para demostrar que su tesis de que la DC es mas eficiente que la AC? ¿Por explotar vilmente al grupo de cientificos que trabajaban para el, robandoles sus inventos y patentándolos a su nombre?. Definitivamente me parece absurdo rendirle honores a semejante monstruo.

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