A. Schulze-Berge was German chemist employed by
Edison from December 1887 through June 1891. Schulze-Berge was the librarian. was
discharged good terms 1890 when the insulation project was
discontinued. left the laboratory college in
1890..109
Dr.O, Tate, March 21, 1889 (in 1889, Edison, T. have had lot of
chemists.’’112
43
. Wuntz was German chemist whom Fessenden replaced.
110 Testimony John Randolph, National Phonograph Company American Graphophone Company,
1903, 103.
109 Edison Pioneers Records, Box 21.A. Dorr was assistant Fessenden, who noted that was good
analyst.
Dr.
io8 <pAE A.was then assigned assistant the chief researcher Building and
was made part the experimented team looking for insulator for electrical
cables., Radio News (August 1925), 158.
111 Testimony Theo Wangemann, National Phonograph Company American Graphophone
Company, 1903, 63. When Fessenden's position was eliminated, Dorr was
given some his responsibilities." There photograph the Radio News articles that shows Fessenden
and Dorr Building Dorr also worked batteries and borrowed books about
batteries from the library. Wuntz. had him
for all the books needed.*’ Fessenden soon found himself in
Building where worked the insulation and ore milling projects. Edison
fired him 1889 because ”[I] can't make his work pay me. Schulze-Berge's duplicating
experiments were carried rooms and the second floor Building 5.. When all attempts producing satisfactory chemical substance to
insulate wires failed, Edison decided appoint Fessenden the job.110 His experimental notes
record his work silver and gold plating vacuum-an important element in
Edison’s project duplicate cylinder records.’’108
John Dorr.107
107 Ibid.-Employment, D-89-14).
112 Marshall, Recollections ofEdison, 65."111 Marshall worked with him Building and
remembered him "one the most learned men had Orange. Franz Schulze-Berge. Theo Wangemann identifies him the librarian for the first floor library,
testifying 1903 that "Dr.but none them can get results. When the
latter protested that was electrician who knew nothing about chemistry,
Edison retorted, ’’then want you chemist
