Thomas Edison the recordings could be played only a few times, the phonograph made Edison a celebrity. Joseph Henry, president of the National Academy of Sciences and one of the most renowned electrical scientists in the US, described Edison as "the most ingenious inventor in this country... or in any other". In April 1878, Edison traveled to Washington to demonstrate the phonograph before the National Academy of Sciences, Congressmen, Senators and US President Hayes. The "Washington Post" described Edison as a "genius" and his presentation as "a scene... that will live in history". Although Edison obtained a patent for the phonograph in
Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum completed by Tyler Kerekgyarto of Troop 12, based in Edison, NJ. The sign contains information about the museum, the website, and hours of operation. The sphere atop the tower has been called the ""world's largest light bulb"". Another famous sphere, the Union Watersphere, that has long been known as the ""world's tallest water sphere"" is located in nearby Union. Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum The Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park, also known as the Menlo Park Museum / Edison Memorial Tower, is a memorial to inventor and businessman Thomas Alva Edison, located in the Menlo Park area