Thomas Edison invents the “Food Creator”

Thomas Edison was one of the most prolific inventors in history. So it was that on April 1, 1878, less than a year removed from inventing the phonograph, that the New York Daily Graphic published an article about Edison’s latest invention, the “Food Creator.” Basically, this invention could turn soil into food, or water into wine, without the requisite steps in between. Edison thought the joke “quite clever” and made plans to hoax the Daily Graphic right back the following year. I’m not sure if he did or not, but if I had to guess, he probably didn’t since he was too busy inventing the light bulb.