 ኤድሰን ለሰዓታት ካለቀሰ በኋላ ደያሪውን ከፍቶ እዲህ ሲል ጻፈ "ቶማስ አልቫ ኤድሰን አእምሮው ዘገምተኛ የተባለ ልጅ ነበር።
Edison cried for hours and then he wrote in his diary: "Thomas Alva Edison was an addled child that, by a hero mother, became the genius of the century."