The Man in the Glass Vial Author:Justin Segal WHO IS THE MAN IN THE GLASS VIAL? Thomas Edison was the greatest inventor of modern times, or so Mr. Upton, curator of a whole museum devoted to Edison, believed?until Henry Rake appeared. In Rake?s hands was a mysterious vial containing Edison?s last breath and proof that Edison?s greatest invention?a ?spirit phonograph? for contacting the dead... more »?was, in fact, invented by Edison?s arch-nemesis Nikola Tesla! Why is Edison?s name known by every schoolchild while Tesla?s all but forgotten? Rake uses the spirit phonograph to confront Edison himself, demanding he admit he destroyed Tesla?s life and name forever! The Man in the Glass Vial is an exciting journey into history and the paranormal, where two inventive titans battle for nothing less than the fate of the future.« less