Whitehall Lecture Series - "An Unlikely Titan of Industry and Commerce: Thomas Alva Edison"

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Thomas Alva Edison

The Annual Whitehall Lecture Series presents Unlikely Titans of Industry & Commerce: From Modest Beginnings to Phenomenal Success, at 3:00 p.m. each Sunday from February 4th to March 10th. Experts and authors will speak about the Titans that were responsible for some of the most successful business ventures built from the ground-up. When possible, each lecture will be followed by a book signing with the author.

Thomas Alva Edison (1847 - 1931) only had three months of formal education, a curious and hardworking young man beat the odds and became one of the greatest inventors in history. Not only did he invent the phonograph and the first successful electric light bulb, he also established the first electrical power distribution company and laid the technological groundwork for today’s movies, telephones, and sound recording industry. Through relentless tinkering, by trial and error, Thomas Alva Edison persevered - and changed the world.