I don't know if this little encounter is true or not, but it certainly is amusing. Henry Stanley of "Dr. Livingstone, I presume," fame, met Thomas Edison, and Edison showed him his new invention, the phonogragh. Supposedly, this conversation ensued:
"Mr. Edison, if it were possible for you to hear the voice of any man whose name is known in the history of the world, whose voice would you prefer to hear?"
"Napoleon's," replied Edison without hesitation.
"No, no," Stanley said piously, "I should like to hear the voice of our Saviour."
"Well," explained Edison, "You know, I like a hustler."
