As I recall, Dr. Philip Peterson became widely known by collectors for his amazing discovery of John Kruesi's timesheets at the Edison National Historic Site in West Orange, NJ. This finally proved when the first phonograph was manufactured. I think it said (don't quote me) that Kruesi built the phonograph during Dec. 1-3, 1877. Then Charles Batchelor and Kruesi tested it during Dec. 4-6, 1877.
Years later the bad news about Philip Peterson came out. He stole massive amounts of books and materials from the Site. He cut out Edison's signature from a slew of documents to offer them for sale. I think he may have thrown away many of these damaged documents. When he was finally caught, he was forced to return a lot of material. But then later he was at it again, trying to sell more of it to collectors (that he didn't admit he had the first time). A truly slimy person! Jim Nichol On Apr 16, 2009, at 4:53 PM, Jay Horenstein wrote: > I don?t mean to stir up any trouble, but I?m curious as to who this > infamous > Dr. Philip Peterson is?
