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Thomas Edison
October 20, 2026
Mary Walton: The Woman Who Quieted New York’s Trains After Thomas Edison Couldn’t
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June 28, 2026
The First Phonograph Demonstration: When Science Tried to Strangle Recorded Sound
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June 28, 2025
The First Computer Bug Was a Moth. Yes, Really.
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December 7, 2024
The Toledo War and the Michigan Border Drama: How the Upper Peninsula Became a Consolation Prize
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May 31, 2024
The Oldest Recording of the Human Voice Made the BBC Lose It
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April 7, 2021
Learn About the Creepy Phonograph Dolls That Became One of Thomas Edison’s Greatest Failures
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March 24, 2020
The Surprising Origin of Kingsford Charcoal: Henry Ford’s Forgotten Innovation
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March 12, 2020
Could You Pass the Edison Employment Test?
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February 7, 2020
How Long is the Perfect “Power Nap”?
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September 29, 2019
Edison’s Lesson of the Unwanted Invention
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April 22, 2019
Edison on Success
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March 21, 2019
How Bayer Once Held Trademarks For Aspirin and Heroin
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November 6, 2014
If You Are Afraid of Something, Do Something About It
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October 31, 2014
The Elephants Are Convinced
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