- "I'd love to! Mary had a little lamb. Its fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go."
- ―Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman, who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed the "Wizard of Menlo Park", he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention, and because of that, he is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory.
Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time[]
Edison has to build a new light bulb, but needs more cotton thread for the filament. Only problem is, Joe's Cotton Cornucopia is currently closed. Using the phonograph, the player scores a spool of thread from the Surly Guard at the factory.
Edison later appears during the final chase as one of the characters who meet up with Carmen Sandiego.
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?[]
When Dr. Belljar steals the First Music Box, Kevin and the time pilots meet Edison, who directs them to Dr. Belljar in the time when he invented the phonograph.