Chapter 7. Thomas Edison, or: Innovation’s Greatest Monster

The Dubious Book of Famous Deeds by The Sonar Network

Aug 23, 202152:17Society & Culture

This contemporary account of Thomas Edison portrays the famed inventor as a brilliant wunderkind - but comedian Carson Pinch is here to tell you he was a cruel, manipulative fraud. Which is the truth? There can be no in-...

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