Thomas Edison, born in a small town in Ohio, was deaf by the age of 13. He had less than three months of formal education, yet he still managed to become the foremost inventor of all time!

Two girls competing to get the grand prize in the school science place are both whisked away into the past by entering a mysterious library. There, they are transported to 1878, meet Edison himself in his Menlo Park lab, and watch him and his team invent the light bulb!

For all Mankind - The Secret of Thomas Edison is more than a history lesson and more than a science lesson. It's a lesson in working together in spite of our differences.

This DVD comes with a Teacher and Student Handbook with contains lessons and activities to help reinforce what is taught in the video. Vocabulary, history, and other subjects are taught through activities, games, quizzes, and even suggested field trips.

Featuring Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke.

Filmed in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Approximate Running Time: 36 minutes

CAUTION: This Emmy award winning series is intended for mature high school students and depicts real life scenes about peer pressure, drugs, alcohol, racism, and violence for the purpose of teaching positive character values through the lives of heroes of the past. The series stars NEST Advisory Board member Dr. Reg Grant, Professor of Pastoral Studies at the Dallas Theological Seminary and is produced by Greg Vaughn, the Founder and President of the "Letters from Dad" ministry.