It is apparent to me that the possibilities of the aeroplane, which two or three years ago were thought to hold the solution to the [flying machine] problem, have been exhausted, and that we must turn elsewhere.
Thomas A. EdisonI believe that the science of chemistry alone almost proves the existence of an intelligent creator.
Thomas A. EdisonEducation isn't play--and it can't be made to look like play. It is hard, hard work. But it can be made interesting work.
Thomas A. EdisonI told [Kruesi] I was going to record talking, and then have the machine talk back. He thought it absurd. However, it was finished, the foil was put on; I then shouted "Mary had a little lamb," etc. I adjusted the reproducer, and the machine reproduced it perfectly. On first words spoken on a phonograph.
Thomas A. Edison