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Kind of Curious: Thomas Edison the Botanist
This weekend we visited the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West Orange, New Jersey. I used to love visiting there as a kid, and ...
http://www.kindofcurious.com/2010/11/thomas-edison-botanist.html
Thomas Edison Research with Rubber
Thomas Edison is known for many of his over 1000 inventions that he patented. But, most people do not know that he teamed up with Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone to attempt to find a plant that would grow quickly, and contained enough latex to produce a usable rubber.
http://sternrubber.com/blog/rubber-wizard-menlo-park
Edison and Ford Winter Estates
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison_and_Ford_Winter_Estates
Light Bulb Inventor Tried to Create Fake Rubber
Plants were more than a hobby to Thomas Edison
https://www.voanews.com/a/light-bulb-inventor-tried-to-create-fake-rubber/1207843.html
The first Alkaline Battery was invented by Thomas Edison in by Walker Johnson on Prezi
https://prezi.com/wxawjmgq6dfv/the-first-alkaline-battery-was-invented-by-thomas-edison-in/
Edison's Alkaline Battery - Engineering and Technology History Wiki
http://ethw.org/Edison%27s_Alkaline_Battery
Stanford scientists give new life to Thomas Edison's nickel-iron battery
An improved version of Thomas Edison's nickel-iron battery has been developed by Stanford researchers.
https://newatlas.com/scientists-give-new-life-to-thomas-edisons-nickel-iron-battery/23102/
Storage Battery - The Edison Papers
The first battery was invented by Mr. Thomas Edison.
http://edison.rutgers.edu/battery.htm
Thomas Edison - Looking for ways to make Batteries for a Successful Electric Car.
Edison began looking for a way to make batteries lighter, more reliable, and at least three times more powerful so that they could become the basis of a successful electric car.
http://www.batteryfacts.co.uk/BatteryHistory/Edison.html
Nickel–iron battery
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel%E2%80%93iron_battery

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Thomas Edison Winter Estate and Henry Ford Estate
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Seminole Lodge, the Edison family's winter home
Location	Fort Myers, Florida
Coordinates	26°38′05″N 81°52′48″W / 26.63472°N 81.88000°W / 26.63472; -81.88000
Built	1886 (Edison Estate) 1911 (Ford Estate)
Website	http://www.edisonfordwinterestates.org
NRHP reference No.	91001044^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 8, 1988 (Ford Estate) August 12, 1991 (Edison Estate)

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Thomas Edison Winter Estate and Henry Ford Estate
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Seminole Lodge, the Edison family's winter home
Location	Fort Myers, Florida
Coordinates	26°38′05″N 81°52′48″W / 26.63472°N 81.88000°W / 26.63472; -81.88000
Built	1886 (Edison Estate) 1911 (Ford Estate)
Website	http://www.edisonfordwinterestates.org
NRHP reference No.	91001044^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 8, 1988 (Ford Estate) August 12, 1991 (Edison Estate)

Thomas Edison Winter Estate and Henry Ford Estate

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Seminole Lodge, the Edison family's winter home

Location

Fort Myers, Florida

Coordinates

26°38′05″N 81°52′48″W / 26.63472°N 81.88000°W

Built

1886 (Edison Estate)
1911 (Ford Estate)

Website

http://www.edisonfordwinterestates.org

NRHP reference No.