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Thomas Edison Statue
WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY

This statue, sculpted by Ohio artist Alan Cottrill in 2017, is prominently located at the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West Orange, NJ. In his right hand, Edison offers his incandescent light bulb (his major achievement); and in his left hand he holds a notebook recording progress on his experiments.

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EDISON'S LIGHTBULB:

 

EDISON'S NOTEBOOK: Edison and his experimenters collaboratively filled more than 3500 laboratory notebooks; creating a detailed record of their sketches, notes and ideas for new inventions. The notebooks are tangible reminders of Edison's greatest accomplishment - team-based research and development in well-equipped laboratories devoted to creating new technologies for the benefit of all.

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STATUARY HALL:

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