Stories of Invention, Told by Inventors and their Friends

Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909) was an American author, historian, and Unitarian minister known for his contributions to American literature and his social reform efforts. Hale hailed from a lineage steeped in intellectual fervor; he was the nephew of Edward Everett, a prominent orator and statesman, and the grandnephew of Nathan Hale, the Revolutionary War hero. He graduated from Harvard Universi...