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id: 820
title: Edison: His Life and Inventions
author: Martin, Thomas Commerford
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  subdividing the electric-light current, and in the public press Mr. Edison was denounced as a dreamer. employ of the Edison Electric Light Company and became actively engaged lamps, Edison says: "When we first started the electric light we had to The organization of the Edison Electric Light Company went back to 1878; of the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of New York, just south of Edison Electric Light Company to continue under the original plan of the Edison Electric Light Company, published in ordinary 12mo form, was great General Electric Company of to-day, a combination of the Edison, patents to the Edison General Electric Company, recently formed by put into practice in the great works at Edison, New Jersey. made at a time when Edison was greatly occupied with his electric-light the Edison patents (General Electric Company), but the 150,000,000 Thus, throughout the life of Edison''s patents on electric light, power,


id: 12933
author: Hubbard, Elbert
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  man find the inspiration for carrying forward his great work? stage when the man says, "I always believed it." And so the good old public dining-room, and not a day passes but men and women of note sit at "Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great." Many men have written good books and never tasted fame; but few, like One of America''s great men, in a speech delivered not long ago, said, womanly woman: lives because she ministered to the needs of a great man. influential friends; who had few books and little time to read; who knew "I wish you''d come oftener--I see you so seldom, lad," said the old man, Then after a great, long time Victor Hugo came and lived in the house. look out of the window, he should live in Lant Street, said a great little really good work done than live long and do nothing to speak of.

title:
  Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great


