In 1877, Thomas Edison and his team in Menlo Park, New Jersey, are working on the phonograph and a new invention - a practical electric light. Edison, hailed as "The Wizard of Menlo Park," receives financial backing from J.P. Morgan to develop the electric light. Despite opposition and setbacks, Edison perseveres, experimenting with various filaments to achieve incandescence. After months of trials, his team finally succeeds using ordinary cotton thread coated with carbon. Edison celebrates his breakthrough with a spectacular display of electric lights on New Year's Eve, ushering in 1880.
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In the gaslit streets of 1877 Menlo Park, New Jersey, Edison's team is on the cusp of unveiling a revolutionary innovation - the phonograph, a game-changing device that will irreversibly alter the music industry.
