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Downstairs was a machine shop, where machinists crafted 25 26 The Electric Light In early 1876, Thomas Edison moved into his new industrial research lab in Menlo Park, New Jersey, the exterior of which is pictured here. Edison’s lab was the first institution set up for the express purpose of producing technological innovations and scientific research. models of Edison’s ideas. The building also housed a steam engine, which powered the generators used to create electrical current for Edison’s experiments.
He exclaimed, “We’re up in the world now. I remember ten years ago—I had just come from Boston—I had to walk the streets of New York all night because I hadn’t the price of a bed. And now think of it! ”46 Edison moved his wife and children to a beautiful townhouse a few blocks away. But just as he had in Menlo Park, the inventor rarely spent any time at home. Consumed by his work, Edison could find little time for anything else, including his family. Once “65” was up and running, Edison was able to focus on his next goal—wiring the area in southern Manhattan he called the First District.
Pleased with his accomplishments, Edison often came out to greet them. He also enjoyed sifting through the bags of mail he received following his New Year’s Eve demonstration. Some offered congratulations. Others proposed technical solutions to problems Edison was still encountering with the light. Many more were pleas for jobs from ambitious young men drawn to electricity, just as Edison had been only a decade before. Among Edison’s new admirers was Henry Villard. The president of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, Villard had attended the Menlo Park demonstration and came away impressed.