IESNJ Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park Tour
Join IESNJ for a personal guided tour of the Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park. Tour includes presentations and tours of the Museum Building and Edison Memorial Tower
Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park
37 Christie Street, Edison, NJ
$10 per person
$25 per person includes a pizza dinner at nearby Tommy's Tavern & Tap, 1007 US-1, Edison
TIME:
5:30pm Doors Open
6:00pm – 7:30pm Presentation and Tour
Limited Space! First come, first served
Parking is on the street, in front of the building or on the side street
What’s included in the tour?
- Learn about what inspired Thomas Edison’s 400 patents
- View numerous original artifacts, including light bulbs
- Listen to vintage recordings played on original Edison phonographs
- See a model of Edison’s laboratory constructed with pieces of the original building
- Try the hands-on exhibits
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." —Thomas Edison
Did You Know?
Thomas Alva Edison, the world's greatest inventor, lived and worked at Menlo Park from 1876 to 1882. During these years, he worked on technology that changed our world and everyday lives. It was a Menlo Park that Thomas Edison:
- Established the world’s first organized research and development laboratory
- Invented the carbon button transmitter, which made the telephone practical.
- Invented the photograph — a machine that recorded and played back sound, earning Edison the title, Wizard of Menlo Park
Tours and presentations to be given by:
Kathleen Carlucci
Director
Marissa McFetridge
Curator
