• Fine tenors, innovative strings Jun 26, 2009
For her effort, Hutchins received an Honorary Fellowship from the Acoustical Society of America, an award given only 17 times since it was first presented in 1929 to Thomas Alva Edison. "This is an extraordinary group, I think, with quite a story about their instruments," said Sun Valley resident Rae DeVito. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Smart grid buzz of the power industry Jun 16, 2009
Thomas Alva Edison, meet the Internet. More than a century after Edison invented a reliable light bulb, the nation's electricity distribution system, an aging spider web of power lines, is poised to move into the digital age. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Monday: June 15, 1959: La Crosse Central Honors “Mr. Wizard” Jun 16, 2009
Peabody Award, the Ohio State Award and the Thomas Alva Edison Award. for being the best science program for youth. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Playing Edison lights up Orange City man's life Apr 13, 2009
Frank Attwood Frank Attwood, 60, portrays famed inventor Thomas Alva Edison in one-man shows ... WHAT: "Man of the Millennium," a one-actor show depicting inventor Thomas Alva Edison's life, from his youth to his rise to national prominence. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Edison and innovation: Lessons from the master Apr 7, 2009
Sarah Miller Caldicott believes she has a new model for reinvigorating U.S. technology innovation: the same one developed by her great-granduncle, Thomas Alva Edison. The fruits of Edison's labors are indisputable: a world-record 1,093 patents over a 62-year career that yielded the incandescent electric light, the phonograph, motion pictures and dozens of other products. (EETimes)
YESTERDAYS: Masquerade party at Loring Hall Feb 23, 2009
Thomas Edison by Dan Cohen My favorite person born in February is Thomas Alva Edison because he invented so many things like the light bulb, the phonograph, and the moving picture. He had lots of guts, perseverance and skill. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Want to be a genius? Just practise Feb 14, 2009
Thomas Alva Edison once said, Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Based on their research, Anders Ericsson and a team of scientists claim to know just how much perspiration is required to become a genius apparently 10 years or 10,000 hours. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
