Thomas Edison: The Electric Chair Boogaloo

Join us as we discuss a supposedly good person who may not be so good after all: Thomas Edison. So how bad was this constant inventor and patent purchaser? Well, it appears he borrowed many of his ideas from other important inventors that our history...

An episode of the Terrible People Doing Terrible Things podcast, hosted by Laura Berni and Amanda Hannon, titled "Thomas Edison: The Electric Chair Boogaloo" was published on July 21, 2020 and runs 35 minutes.

July 21, 2020 ·35m · Terrible People Doing Terrible Things

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Join us as we discuss a supposedly good person who may not be so good after all: Thomas Edison. So how bad was this constant inventor and patent purchaser? Well, it appears he borrowed many of his ideas from other important inventors that our history books somehow overlooked. Did I mention he's the father of the electric chair? Damn. That one's gonna sting a bit. Make sure to tune in to find out more about Mr. Edison and the terrible things he inspired. Be sure to subscribe/rate/review and why not go ahead and satisfy your curiosity and check out our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/terriblepeopledoingterriblethings. We appreciate the continued support! Music adapted from Rafael Krux (https://filmmusic.io/artists/rafael-krux) is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Join us as we discuss a supposedly good person who may not be so good after all: Thomas Edison. So how bad was this constant inventor and patent purchaser? Well, it appears he borrowed many of his ideas from other important inventors that our history books somehow overlooked. Did I mention he's the father of the electric chair? Damn. That one's gonna sting a bit. Make sure to tune in to find out more about Mr. Edison and the terrible things he inspired. Be sure to subscribe/rate/review and why not go ahead and satisfy your curiosity and check out our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/terriblepeopledoingterriblethings. We appreciate the continued support! Music adapted from Rafael Krux (https://filmmusic.io/artists/rafael-krux) is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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