Thomas Edison Dies at Glenmont
Thomas Edison died at his Glenmont home on October 18, 1931, aged 84.
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The End of a Working Life
Thomas Edison died at his Glenmont home on October 18, 1931, aged 84. His final years included declining health and continuing experiments.
An Inventor Among Collaborators
Edison’s career involved organized laboratory work as well as individual ideas. Instruments, assistants, testing and the development of systems were essential to the products associated with his name.
Work Beyond the Familiar Bulb
His late research included a search for alternative sources of rubber. The National Park Service biography describes experiments with plants rather than a retirement spent only remembering earlier achievements.
A Home and a Laboratory
Glenmont and the laboratory complex preserve different parts of his life. The date of his death concerns the home, while many invention stories belong to other places and periods.
Remembering Without a Single-Inventor Myth
A useful account can recognize Edison’s achievements without claiming he personally invented every component of modern technology. The surviving sites show invention as work carried out over time.
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