Thomas Edison: life of the week
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🗓️ 24 February 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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| 1:29.1 | Widesly remembered as the ultimate American inventor, Thomas Edison's greatest talent may have |
| 1:36.1 | been for self-promotion. In this episode of the History Extra podcast, Ewan Morris talks |
| 1:42.1 | to Eleanor Evans about how Edison built a brand around invention, |
| 1:46.7 | clashed with rivals including Nicola Tesla, and used the press to secure his legacy, |
| 1:52.7 | even when the science involved wasn't all his own. |
| 1:56.6 | You've published extensively on the history and culture of Victorian science, |
| 2:01.2 | and so we're in safe hands today talking about our subject, Thomas Edison. |
| 2:04.8 | And I hoped we could start by situating Edison in this broader context a bit first. |
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