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
How to Become Happy Gosha, a correspondent of a Moscow newspaper, who missed a sensation ten years ago, rushes with his son to seek the genius. However, it's too late, as the inventor has already passed away ... How to Become Happy How to Become Happy () is a 1986 Soviet comedy-science fiction film directed by Yuri Chulyukin. 1980 year. In the small town of Lesogorsk lives a modest teacher of physics. He invents a miracle device that can determine in a child the ability to a profession and the degree of talent. The inventor comes to Moscow, but everyone is skeptical about his