Incredible Thomas Edison Signed 1880 Letter Referencing His Most Famous Experiment “The Light…"

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." -Thomas EdisonThomas Edison was born February 11, 1847, and is considered to be the greatest inventor the world has ever known. Both an American inventor and entrepreneur, he has developed devices that have greatly influenced life around the world. Edison's phonograph created todays music industry, his motion picture camera created our incredible film industry, and the long-lasting practical electric light bulb made it possible for all industries to flourish even when light wasn't available.Edison was a prolific inventor, who held 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as many patents in the UK, France, and Germany.This incredible hand written letter, from Thomas Alva Edison, on his ‘Menlo Park, NJ Laboratory stationary, is speaking about an update on “The Light” and is dated August 24, 1880. This piece of history is nearly 140 years old and written just seven months after receivin