Thomas Edison

National Historical Park New Jersey

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The Greenhouse at Glenmont

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Before Renovation

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The Laboratory Complex before the renovation project
After Renovation

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The Laboratory Complex after the renovation project
Appliances

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Battery, Primary

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Battery, Storage

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Cement

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Duplicating Machines

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Early Talking Doll Recording Discovered

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On May 11, 2011, scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California recovered sound from an artifact that historians believe is the earliest surviving talking doll record.
Edison Employees

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Edison Portland Cement Company

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Theo Wangemann's phonograph

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The Edison phonograph used by Theo Wangemann during his trip to Europe in 1889-90. This artifact is now owned by collector Stuart H. Miller, M.D.
Batteries

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Edison Storage Batteries
Edison Employees

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Edison Employees
Theo Wangemann’s 1889-1890 European wax cylinders

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Twelve wax cylinders recorded by Theo Wangemann in Europe during 1889-1890 (arranged here in catalog number order), and the original wooden box in which they were carried.

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Thomas Edison was not a very good student. When he was 7, he left school after only three months. His mother, however, home schooled him, and he taught himself mostly everything he knew about science and technology.

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