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Headline News
July 14, 2002
Dateline: Edison, New Jersey
"Revisiting The Past with T. A. Edison"
It was recently announced that,
completely by accident, the basement to the laboratory operated by Thomas Alva Edison, has been found.
Unearthing this amazing "find" may bring us more information on the man who brought light to the world and sound to our ears with his invention of the Light Bulb and Phonograph.
During work on an archaeological dig, what was originally thought to be a sinkhole, turns out to possibly be the pathway to the basement of the building constructed in 1882 containing Edison's Library, that stood next to Edison's
lab.
In charge of the dig is "Jack Stanley" an Edison historian and Director of the Thomas Edison Menlo Park Museum.
"Mr. Stanley" stated, "This is so important, it's hallowed ground. This was the world's first research laboratory. This is where the world we know today, was born."
This building as well as Edison's home burned down in the early 1900s and by 1913, it had collapsed.
A little over 155 years ago, in Milan, Ohio a child was brought into this world. His name was Thomas Alva Edison. At
that time no one knew that this man and his subsequent accomplishments would, in essence allow you to view the World Wide Web and communicate as we do now.
Edison was not formally educated, having attended school for a matter of only a few months. His Mother taught him the 3 R's and he took the bull by the horns, learning on his own.
At the tender age of thirteen, he was selling newspapers and candy on a local railroad, and also had the chance to learn how to operate a telegraph. At sixteen, he became a professional telegrapher. As archaic as this seems now,
the telegraph was the beginning of the communication revolution.
Many artifacts of Edison's work and the building complex are housed in The Smithsonian, as well as other museums.
However, to be able to hopefully locate additional original pieces of our past and Edison's 'magic' is a chance of a lifetime!
Thank you Mr. Edison for all you were brilliant enough to give us!
Nancy, Director of Operations, Editor
'Scientists dig into Edisons basement
http://www.msnbc.com/news/779445.asp?cp1=1
Edison National Historic Site-Expanded Web Page
http://www.nps.gov/edis/home.htm
Edison Biography-Edison NHS
http://www.nps.gov/edis/edbiography.htm