1. Thomas Edison
... simulations of the human voice and, ultimately, crude images (the first internet?) via an instrument called the harmonic telegraph. This fascinating new area of electrical science - in which both he Alexander Graham Bell became obsessed - eventually led to the invention of the first articulating telephone, the first fax machine, etc. It should also be noted here that Benjamin Bridden an obscure ... held several of his patents - Edison now opened his own laboratory in Newark, New Jersey. And, at age 29, he commenced work on the carbon transmitter, which would ultimately make Alexander Gr...
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