A name that is said almost in the same breath as “America”, Thomas Edison and his inventive mind was embraced by the nation even more intensely in 1915, around the time he came up with the idea for the Naval Research Laboratory, the first institution for military research. Shown here, basking in the traditions of our national pastime, tossing out the first pitch, Edison is wearing a full 3-piece suit with top hat. Photo is EX-MT.