Executive Director Frank Bonafilia has described the recent 36th annual international Edison Awards as the Oscar awards for the field of innovation. Named for the pre-eminent innovator and 40-year Fort Myers resident Thomas Edison, the event is in its third year, and will be returning to Fort Myers for the next 5 years.
The Edison Awards return to Southwest Florida this month. COURTESY PHOTO For three days this month, the planet’s most illustrious minds innovators, inventors and down-right geniuses converge on Fort Myers, introducing the world and Southwest Florida to products and services designed for the greater good. From advances in medicine and health technologies
The 'turnabout' in inventor Thomas Edison's life began when he was only age 8. I am convinced that each of us has a 'turnabout' tale either in our past or in our future.