The Edison Birthplace Association has a request for proposals for both solar installation and naming rights, open until  October 18, 2019 .
TRUE OR FALSE?
Edison did not learn to talk until he was almost four years old.
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Last Month's Question:
In 1876, Thomas, with the support of several financiers, including J. P. Morgan, set up a laboratory for inventing purposes in which small New Jersey town?

Last Month's Answer:
Menlo Park, NJ

Did you get it right?
"Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do in the first place doesn't mean it's useless ."
- Thomas Alva Edison
October 21st, 2019
Lightbulb Day
On Oct. 21, 1879, Thomas Edison devised a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J.
A  New York Times reporter visited Edison there  and wrote an article about it that appeared in the paper on Dec. 28, 1879. “The lamp which Mr. Edison regards as a crowning triumph is a model of simplicity and economy,” he said.
Edison was not the first man to create incandescent light. The English scientist Humphrey Davy built a powerful electric lamp in the early 1800s; The Englishman Joseph Swan received a patent on a bulb in 1878 that Edison studied while building his own.
Edison’s feat was creating a lamp that lasted longer and required less power than previous designs that were impractical for everyday use. He also, through his Edison Electrical Light Company (today, General Electric), built a system of power stations to deliver the electricity needed to run his bulbs; he discussed his plans for this in the same New York Times article.

Edison’s light bulb was one great achievement in his a brilliant career. Known as the “Wizard of Menlo Park,” Edison received more than 1,000 patents for his work and created or improved upon items like the  phonograph , the motion picture camera and a battery for vehicles.

Source: The New York Post, find the post here .
UPCOMING EVENTS
FOR OCTOBER 2019
When?
Thursday, October 3rd, 2019
Who?
ACE, Inc.
Time?
3:30-4:30pm 

The Birthplace will be closed during this time.
When?
Friday, October 4th, 2019
Who?
Holy Trinity School
Time?
 10-12pm split w Milan Museum

When?
Tuesday, October 8th, 2019
Who?
Norwalk Catholic, 2nd grade
Time?
12-2 split w Milan Museum 

The Birthplace will be closed during this time.
When?
Wednesday, October 9th, 2019
Who?
Western Reserve, 2nd grade
Time?
1-2pm

The Birthplace will be closed during this time.
When?
Thursday, October 10th, 2019
Who?
Western Reserve, 2nd grade
Time?
1-2pm 

The Birthplace will be closed during this time.



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