THOMAS EDISON'S HOUSE
AIRED: Season 2, Episode 1
Season 3, Episode 8
THE DETECTIVE: Gwen Wright
THE PLACE: Union, New Jersey
THE CASE:
Was this home designed and built by inventor Thomas Edison?
Did the inventor of the electric light, the motion picture camera and wireless telegraphy also try to re-invent the way houses were built?
History detective and architectural historian Gwen Wright investigates and discovers a surprising story of technological innovation, failed inventions and an approach to housing that was 30 years ahead of its time.
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