Thomas Alva Edison Series. Episode # 3: A Life of Work.
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Thomas Alva Edison Series. Episode # 3: A Life of Work.
In this Episode, Dr. Paul Israel, Edison Papers of Rutgers University discusses:
- Why Menlo Park, New Jersey was a great location for his laboratory.
- Edison’s social and family life, and lack thereof.
- Edison’s interactions with the media and how he used his exposure to his advantage.
- Edison’s work habits.
- Edison’s family life
- How Edison overshadowed the people around him.
- Edison’s Motion Picture invention was not solely his, and how did not see the art form of movies early on.
- Early Motion Picture industry in New Jersey
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