In Your Neighborhood: Innovation
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Explore New Jersey’s history of invention from the Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
We explore New Jersey’s history of invention from the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West Orange. NJTV News Anchor Mary Alice Williams hosts, and correspondents visit the invention hubs Menlo Park, the Sarnoff Center and the former Bell Labs (now Bell Works), as well as a solar energy storage facility in Highland Park. We also look at agricultural innovations at Rutgers University.
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In Your Neighborhood: Innovation
Preview | 30s
We explore New Jersey’s history of invention from the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West Orange. NJTV News Anchor Mary Alice Williams hosts, and correspondents visit the invention hubs Menlo Park, the Sarnoff Center and the former Bell Labs (now Bell Works), as well as a solar energy storage facility in Highland Park. We also look at agricultural innovations at Rutgers University.
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In Your Neighborhood: Innovation
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