New Jersey Hall of Fame Celebrates Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison celebrates his 80th birthday with his wife.
Courtesy of the Charles Edison Foundation.
Music fans would still be buying sheet music (maybe not such a bad idea) instead of albums if it weren’t for inventor Thomas Edison [1847-1931] who invented the record player. Nobody would be going to the movies because he invented the motion picture camera too. And dare I say we might still be traipsing around in the dark because he invented the electric lightbulb too. All from his laboratory in Menlo Park. So from movies to music to being able to read, it all originates in Jersey. Everything.
Enter Extreme Edison, a celebration at the New Jersey Hall of Fame starting tonight on Edison’s 178th birthday and lasting a week filled with interactive exhibits, educational discussions and hands-on activities
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Today, Feb. 11, Noon to 2:00 PM, Thomas Edison Birthday Party
· Celebration of Thomas Edison’s birthday, including cake
· Q&A with John Keegan, Chairman, CEO, and President of the Edison Innovation Foundation
· Screening of John Keegan’s There’s a Better Way to Do It. Find It in the Jersey Proud Theater
Friday, February 14th | Valentine’s Day
· Edison’s historic film “The Kiss” will be screened
· Recreate an iconic moment in inventing history for a chance to win prizes
· DVD, book, memorabilia giveaways
Saturday, February 15th | “Caturday”
· Screenings of Edison’s “Boxing Cats” short film, one of the first cat videos ever recorded
· Phonograph Exhibit & Experience #1: Attendees will have the opportunity to use versions of phonographs that evolved over the years to record a message to a loved one or recite a poem by NJHOF inductee William Carlos Williams
Sunday, February 16th | Family Fun Day
· Edison Impersonator Show
· Science Expos: Witness a spinning disc illusion, learn about wind force, and discover how electricity flows through a circuit at 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. RSVP here
· Electric Pen, Airbrush Art, and Tattoos: Discover Edison’s electric pen and patent designs accompanied by an airbrush art and tattoo experience
· Phonograph Exhibit & Experience #2
· DVD, book, memorabilia giveaways
Monday, February 17th
· Science Expos: Witness a spinning disc illusion, learn about wind force, discover how electricity flows through a circuit at 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. RSVP here
· DVD, book, memorabilia giveaways
(The NJHOF at American Dream in East Rutherford is in Court G Level 3, directly across from Oreo Café, accessible by elevator and escalators in Court G Level 1, near the entrance to Nickelodeon Universe and DreamWorks Waterpark.)
For More Information, visit https://njhalloffame.org/entertainment-learning-center/events/?event=7462