11-Edison the Man

Wed Sept 24th–Cinema and Supper Showing of Edison The Man at the Eisenhower Multi Media Room, 7:00pm.  There will be free pizza and soda.  Attendance is required unless you have another class scheduled for that time.  In that case, you will need to watch the film on your own and we will work out an alternative assignment. 

Within two days of seeing the film, you are required to post a short response to the film.  Include in your posting a detailed account of how Edison is portrayed in the film and what personal and professional qualities are seen as essential to his success.  Also note any differences you see between Spencer Tracy’s Edison and and the way Jill Jonnes and others you have read present the inventor.  Finally, discuss how the process of discovery is represented in the film and how that differs from what you know about Edison’s methods from your reading. 

Make sure to check the boxes on the posting page for your name (under people) and Edison the Man (under assignments).  Do not use the Leave a Reply box below but the New Post link in the blue area at the top of the page.