Behind the biographies : a personal study of Thomas Alva Edison : typescript, 1949-1950.

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Behind the biographies : a personal study of Thomas Alva Edison : typescript, 1949-1950.

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Vol. 1 contains a composition chiefly criticizing various Thomas Alva Edison biographies and popular assumptions; it concerns Lombard's husband, Thomas Russell Lombard, and his business relationship with Thomas Alva Edison, with information concerning Edison's unethical business practises and claiming inventions that may not have been his. The essay also discusses the invention and distribution of the phonograph, the North American Phonograph Company, the invention of the kinetoscope, Alfred Tate and his Edison biography, Edison's patents, and other subjects. Vol. 2 contains letters and copies of documents from institutions concerning research into Edison and Thomas Lombard and a biography of Thomas Lombard at end. Photographs include several of Edison and Thomas Russell Lombard, as well as other individuals and groups associated with both men. The letters are from various institutions and individuals with whom Rose Lombard had contact during her research.

2 v. (89, 60 leaves) : ill. ; 29 cm.

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Tate, Alfred O., 1863-

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North American Phonograph Company.

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Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931

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Thomas Alva Edison (born February 11, 1847, Milan, Ohio – died October 18, 1931, West Orange, New Jersey), American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrial...

Lombard, Thomas Russell, 1848-1929.

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