Thomas Edison Historic Site Electrifies Parks Traveler

Thomas Alva Edison famously once said, "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." But Edison’s one percent inspiration resulted in hundreds of inventions that have revolutionized life for millions of people around the world. While he’s best known for creating the first long-lasting electric lightbulb in 1879, Edison also invented -- and perfected -- more than 1,000 other products... from phonographs and mimeographs, to storage batteries and the...

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