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Edison uses shoulder blade as his ear in Morse code method
An illustrated feature explains how Thomas Edison, deaf for years, uses taps on his shoulder blade to receive Morse code from aides. Telegrapher Miller Hutchison details how vibrations travel from the blade to the brachial plexus and brain, enabling Edison to participate in naval lab site debates at the American Institute of Mining Engineers.
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Mr. Edison
Edison
Arie
Belis
Nicol
Ponce
Naval Advisory Board
American Institute of Mining Engineers
Annapolis
New York
Mr. Hutchison
Naval Laboratory
Star
Mr. Fidison
Gnail
Tif
Fabre