Thomas Edison National Historical Park
The Laboratory: Where Invention Became a System
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Thomas Edison is often remembered as a lone genius.
This laboratory tells a more interesting story.
In West Orange, Edison created a research and manufacturing complex where scientists, engineers, machinists and workers collaborated.
The modern research laboratory was not just a place for inspiration. It was a system for producing inventions repeatedly.