More than any other inventor in history, Thomas Edison is responsible for the technologies that make modern life modern.

By the time of his death in 1931, he held 1,093 patents covering the creation or refinements of devices in telegraphy and telephony, electric power generation and lighting, sound recording, motion pictures, storage batteries, and mining and cement technology.

Take a Virtual Tour of the Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park from the comfort of the Norwin Public Library.