Thomas Edison's Creepy Talking Doll From 1890

Friday, July 29, 2011 - 17:50 in Mathematics & Economics

Thomas Edison did a lot right but there is one thing he got very, very wrong.Namely, a talking doll that was sure to be an inspiration for generations of future horror movie fans.   It was a bold idea, of course, Edison had a lot of those, but sometimes even a marketing juggernaut can't make something work for the public given technological limitations - we are also talking to you, 3-D movie makers.   read more

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