EDISON: THE LIGHT & THE DARK |
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In 1892 Edison's Light Company became this entity that is still a big deal today |
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OED credits "nerds" Todd & Lisa for popularizing this term for grinding knuckles on the head |
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It's the last word of "God Bless America" |
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Bear Bryant tells this speedy Winston Groom title guy he'll be a "secret weapon" like an "Adam" bomb |
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Draw! Bill Mauldin was a 2-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for editorial these |
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Attempts to profit off this man's X-rays led to the tragic death of Edison's assistant Clarence Dally |
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In the 1960s Mattel & Hasbro introduced these 2 classic male dolls, one a perfect date & one a perfect soldier |
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"Wayne's World" popularized this 3-letter interjection meaning "I don't really believe what I just said" |
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An aglet is the tip on one of these |
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"Runs" is the last word of this 1960 John Updike novel about a man running from his responsibilities |
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Tim Berners-Lee is a winner of the Draper Prize from the NAE, the National Academy of this |
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Edison stiffed this man to the tune of $50,000 & told him, "When you become...American, you will appreciate an American joke" |
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"Signs point to yes" that you might now this fortune-telling toy that began as the "Syco-Seer" in the 1940s |
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In drag as Linda Richman in the "Coffee Talk" sketch, this comic popularized "verklempt" in English |
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Alliterative green McDonald's frozen treat |
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Roger Bannister & John Landy are runners to watch in Jason Beck's book titled "The Miracle" this |
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He's seen here around the time he won the 1981 Booker Prize for "Midnight's Children" |
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Edison on this: "What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil & coal run out before we tackle that" |
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A plastic family of toys in the 1970s, the Weebles were said to wobble, "but they don't" do this |
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The first citation for "brewski" was when these aliens from "France" put them in trick-or-treat bags |
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2-faced Roman god of doorways |
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The Indian Space Research Organization won the 2014 Peace Prize named for this Indian woman |
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To discredit the A.C. power system, Edison tried to make this tycoon's name synonymous with electrocution |
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In the 1950s this toy car brand took off when its Elizabeth II coronation coach was a big seller |
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The Rob-meister! The entry for "meister" credits this comedian & his "Copy-Machine Man" sketch |
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In 2016 this annual prize went to Alejandro Aravena, a Chilean architect known for innovative, low-cost housing |
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