Narrative Story; Edison was no joke

THE FIRST EDISON CENTRAL STATION
A NOTED inventor once said at the end of a lifetime of fighting to defend his rights, that he found there were three stages in all great inventions: the first, in which people said the thing could not be done; the second, in which they said anybody could do it; and the third, in which they said it had always been done by everybody. In his central- station work Edison has had very much this kind of experience; for while many of his opponents came to acknowledge the novelty and utility of his plans, and gave him unstinted praise, there are doubtless others who to this day profess to look upon him merely as an adapter. How different the view of so eminent a scientist as Lord Kelvin was, may be appreciated from his remark when in later years, in reply to the question why some one else did not invent so obvious and simple a thing as the Feeder System, he said: "The only answer I can think of is that no one else was Edison."

The plot line in this narrative about Thomas Edison, gives reason for a cross examination of the accusation's that have previously been made by critiques of his work. The plot, leads the reader to believe that an unflattering picture will first be construed of Edison. Followed by evidence, and counter arguments that will intise the reader into believing that Edison was truly one of the greatest inventors ever to live.