Everyday Heroes Episode #2: Bright Ideas From Thomas Edison

This episode is brought to you by Blake and Mrs. Long, who are sharing their conversation about the life and inventions of Thomas Edison. For more information, check out the resources we used to create this podcast below.

Resources Used:

Conot, Robert. Thomas A. Edison: A Streak of Luck. New York: Da Capo Press, Inc., 1979.Josephson, Matthew. Edison: A Biography. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1959.Melosi, Martin V. Thomas A. Edison and the Modernization of America. Glenview, Illinois: Scott, Foresman/Little, Brown Higher Education, 1990.

Life of Thomas Alva Edison | Biography | Articles and Essays | Inventing Entertainment: The Early Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies | Digital Collections | Library of Congress. (n.d.). Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. https://www.loc.gov/collections/edison-company-motion-pictures-and-sound-recordings/articles-and-essays/biography/life-of-thomas-alva-edison/?&loclr=reclnk

Martin V. Melosi, Thomas A. Edison and the Modernization of America, (Glenview, Illinois: Scott, Foresman/Little, Brown Higher Education, 1990) p. 8.

Peek, J. (2021, October 18). Thomas Edison, a man ahead of his time, built his own electric car in 1912. Hagerty Media. https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/thomas-edison-a-man-ahead-of-his-time-built-his-own-electric-car-in-1912/#:~:text=Edison%20did%20not%20give%20up

Sullivan, G. (2002). Thomas Edison. Turtleback Books.

Venezia, M. (2010). Thomas Edison : Inventors of a lot of bright ideas. Children’s Press.