We owe a lot to Thomas Edison -- if it wasn't for him, we'd be watching television by candlelight.
Source: In The Hamlyn Pocket Dictionary of Quotations, by Jonathan Hunt, 1979.
-- Milton Berle, (Jul 12 1908-2002), US comedian; Uncle Miltie dominated early television with The Milton Berle Show, 1948-56; known for collecting colleagues' jokes.