Thomas Edison Frame Color:Brown young Johnny Moore

young Johnny Moore

and the crowd was as big as Fifth Avenue could hold

He instantly assumed a position of a soldier and challenged: "Do I look it

This photograph from The Times Photo Archives was taken by a U

and they were greeted at the White House

Thomas Edison Frame Color:Brown young Johnny MooreThomas Edison, deep in thought, left, in his laboratory in West Orange, N. J. Called "The American Genie of the (Electric) Lamp" by The Times, it was reported that when he worked he allowed himself no more than his usual half hour midday meal. A Times reporter ventured to interrogate him about his "undermined physical vitality" in 1921. He instantly assumed a position of a soldier and challenged: "Do I look it?" It was then that all appeared satisfied