KaraH -- In Progress
1. The Gilded Age was a period in the 1880s. It was named for it's golden appearance, but underneath the outer layers it was utterly gritty. The name "Gilded Age" came from a Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) novel, a story about corrupt officials running Washington D.C.
2. I really like Edison's work ethic, how he thinks inventing is only 1% inspiration and all the rest perspiration. That's different from what it seems the rest of the world believes at times.