Young Theodore Edison.
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As a child, Theodore Miller Edison was called "the little laboratory assistant" by the family. He showed an early interest in science and performed many experiments at Glenmont. His father said, "Theodore is a good boy, but his forte is mathematics. I am a little afraid. . . he may go flying off into the clouds with that fellow Einstein.
Theodore M. Edison, an inventor, environmentalist and philanthropist who was the last surviving child of the inventor Thomas Alva Edison, died on Tuesday at his home in West Orange. He was 94 years old. He died of Parkinson's disease, said a cousin, Kim Arnn.
Theodore M. Edison, 94, the last surviving child of Thomas Alva Edison and an inventor in his own right. After his father died in 1931, Theodore Edison took over the Edison laboratories in West
Young Theodore Edison.
NPS Photo
As a child, Theodore Miller Edison was called "the little laboratory assistant" by the family. He showed an early interest in science and performed many experiments at Glenmont. His father said, "Theodore is a good boy, but his forte is mathematics. I am a little afraid. . . he may go flying off into the clouds with that fellow Einstein.
Theodore M. Edison, an inventor, environmentalist and philanthropist who was the last surviving child of the inventor Thomas Alva Edison, died on Tuesday at his home in West Orange. He was 94 years old. He died of Parkinson's disease, said a cousin, Kim Arnn.
Theodore M. Edison, 94, the last surviving child of Thomas Alva Edison and an inventor in his own right. After his father died in 1931, Theodore Edison took over the Edison laboratories in West