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Dates: during 1931-1931
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...Memphis, he thought up his first invention???a telegraphic repeater. Jealous, the manager of the Memphis office discharged Inventor Edison. Edison, because he had no money, walked back to Louisville...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Death of a Titan | 10/26/1931 | See Source »

...Once he planned to sail for South America. When he reached New Orleans, the boat had gone. Edison returned to Cincinnati, there perfected his first patented invention???a chemical voting record machine for the House of Representatives, which Congress never used...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Death of a Titan | 10/26/1931 | See Source »

...first invention???before he was six and living at his native Smiljan. a Croatian village, in what is now Jugoslavia? was something the like of which he had never actually seen. He pictured it curved, pointed at one end, fastened to a string at the other. The child modeled a piece of iron according to his vision and thus had the hook which he needed to catch frogs. Similarly he completely visualized his induction motor, his coils and transformers, all his inventions, before he sketched and constructed them. He has unlimited confidence in his visual inventiveness. He no longer bothers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Tesla at 75 | 7/20/1931 | See Source »

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