Focuses on ten crucial days in the life of Thomas Edison and highlights his ideas and inventions. Although a child of the 19th century, his interests and inventions parallel some of the most popular technologies of the Internet age.

Day 1: Fall, 1862: built for speed -- Day 2: January 30, 1869: networking -- Day 3: December 30 1874: all that glitters -- Day 4: March 28, 1879: Menlo Park -- Day 5: November 29, 1887: clear as a bell -- Day 6: December 7, 1877: easy listening -- Day 7: December 31, 1979: Switched on -- Day 8: September 4, 1882: father of pearl -- Day 9: : the hard way -- Day 10: April 23, 1896: larger than life -- Afterword: October, 21, 1931: tribute.