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Thomas Edison Bright Ideas – A Multimedia Biography

April 7, 2014 @ 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Registration required; contact the organizer.
Thomas Edison Bright Ideas

Thomas Edison Bright Ideas

Thomas Edison was a genius! He is best remembered as one of the greatest inventors of all time.  Edison was certainly that!  He concentrated on practical discoveries such as the light bulb, motion picture cameras, sound recording.  Thomas Edison bright ideas transformed the world!  His inventions changed the lives of all Americans.

But as you will discover in this fascinating multimedia, biography, Thomas Edison was also a pioneering and visionary businessman, a philosopher Thomas Edison Bright Ideasand a mentor.  He also had some forward thinking – and wrongheaded – views of society. We will explore the roots of his personality. You’ll see how his personal struggles with learning disabilities and hearing loss make his accomplishments all the more remarkable.

We will look at his very unique family dynamic, the early manifestations of his genius, the controversies that surrounded his patents and some of his offbeat and dubious beliefs

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  • Date: April 7, 2014
  • Time:
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Cost: Registration required; contact the organizer.
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Venue

  • Patty Turner Center
  • 375 Elm Street
    Deerfield, 60015 United States
  • Phone (847) 940-4010

Organizer

  • Patty Turner Center
  • Phone (847) 940-4010