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- Thomas Edison's Fort Myers Laboratory - This well-equipped laboratory enabled Edison to carry on his investigations even as he seemed to seek a break from business and other matters. The first building to be completed in Greenfield Village, it had a second experimental life, offering seclusion to a select group of Ford Motor Company engineers tasked with developing the Ford V-8 engine in the early 1930s.
- 1885
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Thomas Edison's Fort Myers Laboratory
This well-equipped laboratory enabled Edison to carry on his investigations even as he seemed to seek a break from business and other matters. The first building to be completed in Greenfield Village, it had a second experimental life, offering seclusion to a select group of Ford Motor Company engineers tasked with developing the Ford V-8 engine in the early 1930s.
- Thomas Edison - He was, at heart, a tinkerer. Small wonder, then, that he and Henry Ford saw one another as kindred spirits. Edison, of course, was much older, born 16 years before Ford.
- June 25, 2011
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Thomas Edison
He was, at heart, a tinkerer. Small wonder, then, that he and Henry Ford saw one another as kindred spirits. Edison, of course, was much older, born 16 years before Ford.
- Thomas Edison's Chalk Telephone, circa 1879 - When Thomas Edison was working on telephone development in 1878, he had a problem: the Bell system had patented the most common receiver technologies. So Edison developed a receiver system based on a rotating chalk drum. Combined with Edison's own carbon button transmitter technology, the chalk phone delivered a loud signal--and avoided patent litigation.
- circa 1879
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Thomas Edison's Chalk Telephone, circa 1879
When Thomas Edison was working on telephone development in 1878, he had a problem: the Bell system had patented the most common receiver technologies. So Edison developed a receiver system based on a rotating chalk drum. Combined with Edison's own carbon button transmitter technology, the chalk phone delivered a loud signal--and avoided patent litigation.
- Patent Model of Thomas Edison's Phonograph, 1880 -
- May 18, 1880
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Patent Model of Thomas Edison's Phonograph, 1880
- Thomas A. Edison, 1880 - This portrait was made during a prolific time in Thomas Edison's life. Working with assistants at his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory, Edison churned out new ideas. The famed inventor originated the first practical incandescent electric lamp and demonstrated an electric lighting system in 1879. Between 1879 and 1881, Edison received 100 of his 1,093 patents.
- 1880
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Thomas A. Edison, 1880
This portrait was made during a prolific time in Thomas Edison's life. Working with assistants at his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory, Edison churned out new ideas. The famed inventor originated the first practical incandescent electric lamp and demonstrated an electric lighting system in 1879. Between 1879 and 1881, Edison received 100 of his 1,093 patents.
- Thomas A. Edison, 1879 - This portrait was made during a prolific time in Thomas Edison's life. Working with assistants at his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory, Edison churned out new ideas. The famed inventor originated the first practical incandescent electric lamp and demonstrated an electric lighting system in 1879. Between 1879 and 1881, Edison received 100 of his 1,093 patents.
- 1879
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Thomas A. Edison, 1879
This portrait was made during a prolific time in Thomas Edison's life. Working with assistants at his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory, Edison churned out new ideas. The famed inventor originated the first practical incandescent electric lamp and demonstrated an electric lighting system in 1879. Between 1879 and 1881, Edison received 100 of his 1,093 patents.
- Thomas Edison's Laboratory, Menlo Park, New Jersey -
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Thomas Edison's Laboratory, Menlo Park, New Jersey
- Portrait of Thomas Edison, 1887 - This portrait was made in 1887, an exciting and prolific time for Thomas Edison. Newly married to his second wife, Mina Miller, the famed inventor began construction of his West Orange, New Jersey, laboratory. More than half of Edison's 1,093 patents resulted from the collaborative work done in the complex, which became a model for modern research and development laboratories.
- 1887
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Portrait of Thomas Edison, 1887
This portrait was made in 1887, an exciting and prolific time for Thomas Edison. Newly married to his second wife, Mina Miller, the famed inventor began construction of his West Orange, New Jersey, laboratory. More than half of Edison's 1,093 patents resulted from the collaborative work done in the complex, which became a model for modern research and development laboratories.
- Thomas A. Edison, circa 1880 - This portrait was made during a prolific time in Thomas Edison's life. Working with assistants at his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory, Edison churned out new ideas. The famed inventor originated the first practical incandescent electric lamp and demonstrated an electric lighting system in 1879. Between 1879 and 1881, Edison received 100 of his 1,093 patents.
- circa 1880
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Thomas A. Edison, circa 1880
This portrait was made during a prolific time in Thomas Edison's life. Working with assistants at his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory, Edison churned out new ideas. The famed inventor originated the first practical incandescent electric lamp and demonstrated an electric lighting system in 1879. Between 1879 and 1881, Edison received 100 of his 1,093 patents.
- Henry Ford Speaking into Thomas Edison's Ear, 1925 - Thomas Edison was both a mentor and a friend to Henry Ford. While this photograph, taken in 1925, suggests the notion of Ford whispering something to Edison, reality was quite the opposite. From childhood, Edison experienced hearing loss that advanced with age. For Edison to hear him, Ford spoke loudly and directly into the inventor's ear.
- 1925
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Henry Ford Speaking into Thomas Edison's Ear, 1925
Thomas Edison was both a mentor and a friend to Henry Ford. While this photograph, taken in 1925, suggests the notion of Ford whispering something to Edison, reality was quite the opposite. From childhood, Edison experienced hearing loss that advanced with age. For Edison to hear him, Ford spoke loudly and directly into the inventor's ear.