*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Given that inventor Thomas Edison had a curious mind, maybe it’s fitting that with “Edison,” author Edmund Morris has given ...
I approached Randall Stross’s admirably concise biography of Thomas Alva Edison (1847–1931), The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World, with great expectations. Edison ...
The Edisons -- Childhood and boyhood -- The wanderyears -- The free-lance inventor -- Pluck-and-luck Edison -- "A bloated eastern manufacturer" -- The inventor and the "Barons" -- Menlo Park -- The ...
This playful animated short gives an overview of the inventor's life, while pointing out that he might have been more of an exceptional businessman than a creative genius.