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\title{Authorea \textbar{}\textbar{} Edison Menlo Park Lab\\}


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Thomas Edison has an impressive
\href{http://edison.rutgers.edu/dmforpat.htm}{2,332 worldwide patents}.
Some of his well-known inventions include the phonograph, motion
pictures, and the magnetic iron ore separator.~After the success of his
first major invention, the quadruplex telegraph, Edison wanted to build
his own laboratory so that he could continue to innovate. In 1875, he
purchased
around~\href{http://www.menloparkmuseum.org/history/thomas-edison-and-menlo-park/\#menlo-park}{34
acres in Raritan Township, NJ}~and built the "\emph{\textbf{Invention
Factory}}``.~By Spring 1876, the Invention Factory consisted of a main
laboratory, ancillary buildings, a carpenters' shop, carbon shed, and
blacksmith shop. His first breakthrough at the Invention Factory, the
phonograph, produced the first voice recording (``Mary Had a Little
Lamb'') and earned Edison the title, ``\textbf{\emph{The Wizard of Menlo
Park}}''.\\\selectlanguage{english}
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The ``Invention Factory'' (Source:
\href{http://definingcreativity.com/thomas-edison/}{Defining
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With the success of the lab, add-ons were commissioned and a few years
later, a machine shop, office, library, and boarding house for single
employees became available. In 1879, he invented the bamboo filament
on-site, which created the first successful incandescent lightbulb.
Prior lightbulbs would only last a few minutes before burning out but
Edison's burned for 13.5 hours and following iterations lasted around 40
hours. That Christmas, Christie Street, where the lab is located, was
the world's first street to be lit by incandescent light bulbs. The next
year, the bulbs were ready for mass production. After the 1882 spectacle
where Edison successfully fitted an entire New York City office building
with his light bulbs (powered by a central generator), he was catapulted
to mass fame and wealth.\\

Today, the area where his factory stood is named after Edison and is one
of the largest stops on the NJ Transit.\\\selectlanguage{english}
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Reconstruction of Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory at Greenfield Village,
Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan~(Source: Andrew Balet, Wikipedia
Commons)%
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Like the Invention Factory and many of Edison's inventions, enabling and
improving collaboration was the focus. The reason behind the original
move to Newark, NJ was of the city's high concentration of machinists
who had the experience he needed for the telegraph.\\

At Authorea we believe collaboration is essential towards moving
research forward.
\href{https://www.authorea.com/start_writing_now?utm_source=intercom\&utm_medium=email\&utm_campaign=Onboarding\%20\%231\%20Thanks\%20for\%20signing\%20up}{Write
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