THOMAS EDISON Thomas, it’s great to have you as our guest. Please begin by telling us about your early years as a child. Were you always creative? I’ve heard you have hearing problems, so feel free to adjust the volume on the headphones. Have you had this issue a long time? Once you grew up, what was your first career field? What did you do? What were some of the first things you tried to invent and patent? Thomas, one of the remarkable things you established was a research lab. Please tell us more about this. What did the lab entail? Many listeners know you best for your work with the incandescent light bulb. How did you get it to work? What was that process like? We know that you of course invented so many other useful things over the course of your career. What were some of your most important ones? Well, we know you are busy and probably need to go work on something else. Before you go, tell us one more interesting fact about yourself.