On May 18^th, the Edison Innovation Foundation gave STEM awards to student teams from across the country in the annual Thomas Edison Pitch Contest…for the 12th year in a row!

Elon Musk hasn’t made his affinity for Thomas Edison a secret over the years. In one interview, he said what he admired most about Edison was that he “brought his stuff to market and made those inventions accessible to the world.”

The Thomas Edison Pitch Contest 2022, a national STEM-based invention contest, continues to flourish in its 12^th year of competition by gathering almost 100 more student teams than last year.

Many folks can appreciate that Charles Edison was the son of Thomas Edison, and probably did something great, but may not be able to elaborate just what it was he did. Part of the reason for this is Charles never did go trumpeting his success and gaining publicity for his advantage. He simply was not wired that way, preferring to quietly achieve for good purposes.