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FINALE
Edison's insistence retaining his good name, his image
of benign technology, became stronger grew older and the
pressures business were doubtless molified thoughts of
his place history."^ The great irony that Edison
seemed have cared more for the unknown working man who was
going benefit from his inventions than did for his own
workers West Orange. The urban poor were also the beneficiaries of
another idea— automatic vending machines. His
cement houses, for example, were not only means find a
market for his cement but also force social improvement. His
companies proudly stated that "Edison has invented machine
that will you harm. the years went forgot the
questionable business manoeuvrings and the painful litigation,
and concentrated the good his innovations had done. These were intended
to sell coal and the necessities life low prices... All his inventions are for the
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benefit humanity.
Edison thought that they would provide low cost housing for the
working classes." later years, Edison spent more time
on innovations that claimed were for the public good.to help the
hard working man with family who doing the best can
with limited intelligence.
The particular ironies Edison's situation were lost on
. Edison
was all for "businessmen (to) use their brains
