Answer: edison

AnswerCrossword Clue
EDISON"..., the Man," 1940 biopic starring Spencer Tracy
EDISONFamed patentee
EDISONHe was patently creative
EDISONInventor of the phonograph
EDISON"Wizard" born in Milan
EDISONContemporary of Tesla
EDISONN. J. city
EDISONSec. of the Navy: 1939-40
EDISONFamed inventor
EDISONMenlo Park denizen
EDISONThat Menlo Park man
EDISONEarly name in talking machines
EDISONPhonograph's inventor
EDISON..... effect (electrical phenomenon)
EDISONElectronics groundbreaker
EDISONEponymic New Jersey city
EDISONInventor of Menlo Park
EDISONInventor of the stock ticker
EDISONOne with a light workload?
EDISONTown in central New Jersey
EDISONEarly record label
EDISONInventor who saw the light
EDISONStock ticker inventor
EDISONAn inventor of the microphone
EDISONHolder of 1,093 patents
EDISONOne full of ideas
EDISONIt's north of Highland Park, N.J.
EDISON... effect (1883 physics discovery)
EDISONNew Jersey city
EDISON... Electric Co.
EDISONFamous lab director
EDISONFluoroscope inventor
EDISONFounder of General Electric
EDISONStock ticker's inventor
EDISONSubject of a 1940 biopic starring Spencer Tracy
EDISONTown near Metuchen, N.J.
EDISONThe "Ed" of Con Ed
EDISON"Speaking machine" developer
EDISONTesla contemporary
EDISONName in many energy companies