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Vydia CEO Roy LaManna is in awe of what Bell Labs invented in the space he now partially occupies.

National

Before Silicon Valley, New Jersey Reigned As Nation's Center Of Innovation

6:18pm June 05, 2017

Silicon Valley is known as the nation's tech hub, but decades ago New Jersey had that distinction. The state was once home to Thomas Edison's lab and Bell Labs, the home of Nobel laureates.

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David Giovannoni uses a reproduction of Scott's phonautograph. Giovanni is part of the team that recovered the audio from Scott's recordings.

At The Dawn Of Recorded Sound, No One Cared

6:59pm May 22, 2017

by Laura Sydell

In the late 19th century, French inventor Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville patented the earliest known sound recording device. But his accomplishments were only recognized recently.

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From The Ashes Of Some Coal Plants, New Energy Rises

3:32pm February 17, 2016

by Jeff Brady

For decades, coal was king of electricity generation in the U.S., but that's changing. Across the country, coal power plants are being replaced with generators that run on cleaner burning natural gas.

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Thomas Edison's talking dolls were reportedly pretty robust, but their miniature phonographs were another story.

Science
Arts

Edison's Talking Dolls Can Now Provide The Soundtrack To Your Nightmares

3:34pm June 14, 2015

by Neda Ulaby

Thomas Edison built and sold about 500 dolls back in 1890. Now, new technology has made hearing their supercreepy voices possible for the first time in decades. (Thanks, technology.)

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