Ku dhammee weedhan soo socda: Edison wuxuu sidoo kale marar badan ku aaminay mas'uuliyadda mashaariic gaar ah. Sanadkii 1879, wuxuu aaday London si uu u kormeero howlaha farsamada ee Shirkadda Taleefanka ee Edison ee Great Britain, laakiin halkaas ayuu ku xanuunsaday wuxuuna ku laabtay Menlo Park. Laba sano ka dib Batchelor, ayaa lagu rakibay model ka mid ah saldhigga iftiiminta korontada ee 1881
Bandhigga Caalamiga ah ee Korontada ee Paris. Batchelor wuxuu halkaas joogay seddexdii sano ee xigay isagoo ahaa maamulaha shirkadaha Edison ee korontada ku shaqeeya ee laga aasaasay Faransiiska.