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[D8020ZDN1], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to Joseph Medill, April 8th, 1880

Title: [D8020ZDN1], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to Joseph Medill, April 8th, 1880
Editor's Notes: "I send you tests made by Prof B[arker] & R[owland]. Other tests are being made best scientific men." NY Trib correspondent visited 20 mins, wrote long article "from inferences based on ignorance." Jan 1 lamps burned av 792 hrs, max 1383. Summarizes B&R tests; comparisons to gas. An angry rant about attacks & skepticism in press.; Date from docket, stamp, postmark
Author: Edison, Thomas Alva
Recipient: Medill, Joseph
Mentioned: New York Tribune; Rowland, Henry Augustus; Barker, George Frederick
Date: 1880-04-08
Type: Letter
Subject: Gas, petroleum, and derivative products; Electric light and power
Folder ID: D8020-F
Microfilm ID: 53:720
Document ID: D8020ZDN1
URL: https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/D8020ZDN1
Rights: Thomas Edison National Historical Park
Publisher: Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
License: CC0 1.0 Universal
Has Version: Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 53

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