THE DAMAGE AND WHAT WAS TAKEN. DREW. WELL, VICKI THOMAS EDISON ONLY SPENT ABOUT A YEAR HERE IN LOUISVILLE BACK IN THE 1800S. THE BUTCHERTOWN HOME HE ONCE INHABITED NOW SERVES AS A MUSEUM AND A TIME ...

Ohio-born Edison, already a well-known inventor, started to develop respiratory problems in his late 30s, said Edwards. “His doctors told him to go south for the winter.” His first stop was in St.

Thomas Edison left his mark on New Jersey as an inventor and businessman. And so did his son, Charles Edison. He took over his father’s companies and served as governor of New Jersey from 1941-1944.

Lewis Howard Latimer worked for Thomas Edison and drew patent diagrams for Alexander Graham Bell. A museum in Queens displays his work. By James Barron The Queens home of the Black inventor who ...