Thomas Edison
3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 1, 2024 by David Senra · said 381 times in 44 episodes since 2023 · across every show →
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- The Biography of Thomas Edison
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Feb 1, 2024 neutral
Jay Gould bought one of Thomas Edison's early multiplex telegraph inventions
“Later on, he meets, like, a young Thomas Edison, because he's gonna wind up buying Thomas Edison's, one of Thomas Edison's first inventions, which is a way to send multiple messages across telegraph lines, and Thomas Edison thought Jay was just one of the weir…”
Apr 18, 2024 positive
Sep 24, 2025 neutral
Ellison: Gates is dangerous like Rockefeller, utterly relentless and wanting it all
“Someone once said Bill wants people to think that he is Thomas Edison when he is really Rockefeller. If he was Edison, he would be less dangerous. He is utterly relentless. He is indefatigable. He is absolutely focused, and he wants it all.”