EDISON LABORATORY Edison National Historic Site West Orange, New Jersey Volume 1

| Kategorie: Kniha  | Tento dokument chci!

Vydal: Neurčeno

Strana 142 z 336

Vámi hledaný text obsahuje tato stránku dokumentu který není autorem určen k veřejnému šíření.

Jak získat tento dokument?






Poznámky redaktora
427 some point obtained screen for privacy, but only pictured photographs taken after Edison’s death. Later, Edison switched metal cot, and before the offices were installed around 1916 the bed was moved alcove 3. Amazingly, while the surrounding block Edison’s buildings burned, Building and the smaller laboratory buildings remained unharmed. She telephoned Meadowcroft and between the two of them they arranged for all the books and other materials replaced exactly 126 . 428 The New York Times, December 10, 1914.. When asked why she had gone such effort save these items, she replied: . The December 1914, fire the Edison works West Orange made front page news the surrounding area and received comprehensive coverage newspapers around the country. The fire began about 5:30 the evening and was not extinguished until early the next morning. The first cot purchased for the laboratory was canvas model, delivered the summer 1888.426 1905 photograph Edison’s cot shows that was located at that time alcove next the window.I tried think something that might make the loss that appeared inevitable a little lighter for him, and decided the spur the moment that if, after the fire, I could surround him with the very things had grown accustomed seeing the office did his work for years, would able continue his work and finding things much like they were before every side, forget the great loss that would then out sight."428 Meanwhile, according numerous newspaper accounts, his wife Mina urged employees save the contents his library, and possibly his second floor experimental room too..fall asleep anywhere for short periods, then awake feeling completely refreshed. 426 Voucher 803, July 18, 1888. This early cot was wooden, made up with ticking-striped pillows and mattress, and Indian-style blanket. When Edison wanted rush down the laboratory the next day soon he awoke, Mina delayed him. 427 See figures and 71. Beginning the film inspection department building the block behind Building the fire spread quickly the supposedly fireproof concrete buildings surrounding the original six brick buildings of the laboratory. was reported that after saving some his papers herself, Mina directed employees remove books, papers, experiments, and art works Glenmont. Edison calmly watched part his empire burn, and promised "start all over again tomorrow