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When Edison finally introduced his " diamond disc " ( using a diamond instead of a steel needle ), it was cut " hill-and-dale ," meaning that the groove modulated on the vertical axis as it had on all cylinders — unlike other manufacturers ' disks which were cut laterally, meaning that the groove modulated on the horizontal axis.
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When the limitations of DC were discussed by the public, Edison launched a propaganda campaign to convince people that AC was far too dangerous to use.
When George Westinghouse suggested using high-voltage AC instead, as it could carry electricity hundreds of miles with marginal loss of power, Edison waged a " War of Currents " to prevent AC from being adopted.
Several months later, when Tesla had finished the work and asked to be paid, he said that Edison replied, " When you become a full-fledged American you will appreciate an American joke.
When Edison was a very old man and close to death, he said, in looking back, that the biggest mistake he had made was in not respecting Tesla or his work.
When the “ dual-dual ” setup of the turnpike was created, it first started in Edison Township, and continued north to Exit 14 in Newark.
* " When The Fields Are White With Cotton " ( w. Robert F. Roden w. Max S. Witt )-Franklyn Wallace on Edison
When Norman Raff communicated his customers ' interest in such a system to Edison, the great inventor summarily rejected the notion:
When Edison set up his own European operation in 1904 the import franchise was withdrawn, but the name Edison-Bell remained in use.
When he died on January 30, 1910 in New York City he had become an admired and well respected inventor, having sold a number of his devices to such giants as Westinghouse, General Electric and American Engineering-more importantly the world knew him as the Black Thomas Edison
When Arthur was six years old, the family moved to Riverside, Illinois, as his father took a job as managing engineer with Commonwealth Edison Company.
Edison is quoted as saying, " When I want to discover something, I begin by reading up everything that has been done along that line in the past-that's what all these books in the library are for.
When he learned of a job with Edison in the US, Insull indicated he would be glad to have it, provided it was as Thomas Edison's personal secretary.
When the presidency went to someone else, Insull moved to Chicago as head of the Chicago Edison Company.
When The Walt Disney Company took control of the team in, it extensively renovated Anaheim Stadium, which was then renamed Edison International Field of Anaheim.
When Johnson was Vice President of the Edison Electric Light Company, a predecessor of Con Edison, he created the first known electrically illuminated Christmas tree at his home in New York City in 1882.
When Johnson hired 24-year-old Thomas A. Edison, the contracted employee quickly outshone the particular company, and Johnson brought his enormous talents to the attention of the principals of the company.
When Edison built a glass-enclosed rooftop movie studio in New York City, the Black Maria was closed in January 1901 due to the purchase of a new studio in New York, and Edison demolished the building in 1903.
When the film projector stops working, Homer's daughter Lisa mentions that Thomas Edison invented the projector as well as many other inventions.
When Edison neglected development of the phonograph, which at its inception was barely functional, Hubbard helped his son-in-law, Alexander Graham Bell, organize a competing company in 1881 that developed wax-coated cardboard cylinders and disks for used on a graphophone.
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When they were finally satisfied, Jones said, `` I think he's going to give us work ''.
When he finally left the sinister mansion on Perdido Street, he was carried out in a coroner's basket.
When he was 15, his parents finally allowed him to attend classes at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.
When finally the two bedraggled men reach their friend's home, Voltaire's fears are once again aroused.
When the Yalta Papers were finally published with great fanfare they had revealed no betrayal by anyone.
When the snobbery that alienates Pip from Joe finally gives way before the deeper and stronger force of love, the reunion is marked by an embarrassed handshake at which Pip exclaims: `` No, don't wipe it off -- for God's sake, give me your blackened hand ''!!
When a sailing date of March, 1845 was finally established, Palfrey made sure that the Negroes would have comfortable quarters in New Orleans and aboard ship.
When it was finally pointed east, he said, `` You should never have come out here alone.
When he finally got the coughing under control, he realized that Pete ( all he gave was his first name ) was still waiting for an answer -- he didn't even seem to wink as he continued to stare.
When the shaken Palmer finally did hit his fourth shot, he overshot the hole by 15 feet.
When Owen was finally rid of him, there was a timid rap at the door.
When he finally did he had to duck his head quickly away as the pitch came in.
When the solution finally came to him, one night while he was in bed, he was so shaken by its simplicity that he could only wonder why it had not occurred to him before.
When it finally sank in, the crowd swarmed onto the field, cheering loudly and chairing Boyle and Spofforth to the pavilion.
When Ajax finally left Troy, Athena hit his ship with a thunderbolt, but Ajax still survived, managing to cling onto a rock.
When Amphitryon finally returned to Thebes, Alcmene told him that he had come the night before and slept with her ; he learned from Tiresias what Zeus had done.
When King Amadeus finally had the bill in his desk, which would extend the 1837 Abolition Act to the Antilles, he was put on notice of a coup financed by Cuban plantationers and industrialists if he signed.
When he finally dies at the end of the novel, the situation report from the frontline states, " All is Quiet on the Western Front ," symbolizing the cheapness of human life in war.
When Beavis finally comes down from his sugar high, he is hanging on a meathook in the farmer's barn, where the old man and a similarly pale Butt-Head seemingly attack him with chainsaws as the episode fades to blood red.
When Deckard, Batty, and Holden finally clash, Batty's inhuman fighting prowess leads Holden to believe he has been duped all along and that Batty is the sixth replicant ; he shoots him.
When the Romans finally conquered Pannonia in 8 AD, the Boii seem not to have opposed them.
When they were finally allowed to return to Battery Park City, some found that their homes had been looted.
When his quest to keep the team in Milwaukee finally failed after the 1965 season, he changed the group's name to Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Inc., after the minor league baseball team he grew up watching, and devoted himself to returning Major League Baseball to Milwaukee.
When the English finally regained control of New Netherland they forced, as a punishment unique in the history of the British Empire, the English common law upon all the colonists, including the Dutch.
When Mehmed finally entered Constantinople through what is now known as the Topkapi Gate, he immediately rode his horse to the Hagia Sophia which he ordered to be sacked.
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