Pedestal telephone. Donor reported: "Code 249 'Kitchen Set' with improved Edison carbon granular 'Blake' transmitter, 1897. Equipped with type C receiver, code 101, 1877." Receiver stamped with serial ...

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<p>Feb. 11, 1847 to Oct. 18, 1931</p><p>Almost entirely self-educated, Thomas Alva Edison began experimenting in the cellar of his family home around the age of 10.</p><p>In 1914, it was announced ...

Special effects have a long history in cinema, but they go back much further than you'd think, and they include an interesting figure: Thomas Edison.