Thomas Robins (inventor) Thomas Robins (inventor) Thomas Robins, Jr. (September 1, 1868 – November 4, 1957) was an American inventor and manufacturer. He was born in September 1, 1868, in West Point, New York to Thomas Robins, Sr. He attended Princeton University. In 1891 he began work on a conveyor belt for carrying coal and ore for Thomas Edison and his Edison Ore-Milling Company in Ogdensburg, New Jersey. His conveyor belt received the grand prize at the Paris Exposition in 1900, and first prizes at the Pan-American Exposition and Saint Louis Exposition. Based on his invention he started the Robins Conveying Belt Company
Edison Theater (Jerusalem) Edison Theater (Jerusalem) Edison Theater was a theater for movies and silent films in the Zichron Moshe neighborhood of Jerusalem. It opened in 1932 and ceased operating in 1995. The building was demolished in 2006, and since then a housing complex for the Haredi population has been built on the site. Edison Theater was the third theater to be built in Jerusalem. It was noted for its modern architecture, immense dimensions, and for being the first theater in Jerusalem to possess air conditioning. The theater was named after Thomas Edison, inventor of the motion picture. In addition to movies, it