All 3 Uses of
Thomas Edison
in
The Devil in the White City
- Never before had so many of history's brightest lights, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Jane Addams, Clarence Darrow, George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, Henry Adams, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, Nikola Tesla, Ignace Paderewski, Philip Armour, and Marshall Field, gathered in one place at one time.†
p. 5.7
- A few weeks earlier Thomas Edison, known widely as "the Wizard of Menlo Park," had paid a visit to Burnham's shanty.†
p. 131.1 *
- He had an angular face, black hair, a black mustache, and dark eyes, the kind of looks soon to be coveted by an industry that Thomas Edison was just then bringing to life.†
p. 155.8
Definition:
prolific U.S. inventor of such things as the long-lasting light bulb, recorded sound, and the motion picture camera (1847-1931)