tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583544120956527475.post7993294379894824165..comments2024-02-15T11:05:15.579-06:00Comments on Apathetic Lemming of the North: Thomas Edison: Inventions by the BushelBrian H. Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583544120956527475.post-41375911352835438402009-05-19T12:49:00.000-05:002009-05-19T12:49:00.000-05:00Brigid,
Followup:
More about Edison and hearin...Brigid, <br /><br />Followup: <br /><br />More about Edison and hearing at www.nps.gov's <A HREF="http://www.nps.gov/edis/faqs.htm" REL="nofollow">FAQ</A>. <br /><br />On reflection, <A HREF="http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ba-Be/Bell-Alexander-Graham.html" REL="nofollow">Alexander Graham Bell</A> may be the fellow who was trying to develop a practical hearing aide. <br /><br />Bell, in common with quite a few people before WWII, had some interesting ideas about eugenics (see "Marriage and Family" in "<A HREF="http://deafness.about.com/cs/featurearticles/a/alexanderbell.htm" REL="nofollow">People - Alexander Graham Bell and Deafness</A>," About.com).Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583544120956527475.post-38060910944262231242009-05-13T14:03:00.000-05:002009-05-13T14:03:00.000-05:00Brigid,
Same one.
I know what you mean. Someon...Brigid, <br /><br />Same one. <br /><br />I know what you mean. Someone said, in a similar context, 'by the time Mozart was my age, he'd been dead for ten years.' <br /><br />We're not all Mozarts or Edisons - which may be just as well. The rest of us have a time keeping up, as it is. ;)Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583544120956527475.post-45714671958228118312009-05-12T21:42:00.000-05:002009-05-12T21:42:00.000-05:00Isn't he the guy who invented all that stuff becau...Isn't he the guy who invented all that stuff because he wanted to make a hearing aide for his mom? The one thing he *didn't* manage to invent?<br /><br />Age 21. Man, way to make me feel insignificant.Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03796317915330760325noreply@blogger.com