Thomas_EdisonThomas Edison received a posthumous Grammy award, an acknowledgment that his phonograph that spawned an entire industry.

Marilou Johanek of the Toledo Blade notes, “When Thomas Alva Edison recited “Mary had a little lamb” into his phonograph, creating the first recorded sound the world had ever heard, it was a hit.”

Read her article here.

She also notes the phonograph was his favorite invention.

Johanek makes a compelling case for Edison’s inclusion in the pantheon of Ohio heroes.