h j rodgers in 1882 was one of the richest people in appleton, wisconsin. he owned a paper mill and was building a mansion on the hill. the next summer he made a fateful decision. he went on a fishing trip with a salesman from the edison electric lighting co.. at the time he had never seen an electric light bulb. bagasse sliding utility so electricity was an up and coming competitor for him but he came back from that fishing trip the proud owner of the rights to license and use edison technology in appleton and it was the beginning of the end for him as a successful businessman. i like this story a lot. it goes against the narrative most of us learned in junior high. and everything comes together perfectly like electricity is this killer apps that solves the problem. it is a lot messier than that and the incandescent light bulb wasn't invented in 1879. was invented in 1804 by humphry davy who became the first person to run an electric current through a filament of wire and heating get up to the point that it began to produce light. he is better knows that b

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wisconsin. >> what happened between you two men? >> we spent about five days on the road, five, 14-hour or so days and in between those stops driving from appleton to green bay and to milwaukee, we got to know each other. we conversed on policy issues and where to take the country. we started sharing the microphones and they were developed a chemistry with one another. >> reporter: you can see the interview on tonight's special report with brett bier. an aid to ryan also told reporters that this interview will show that the romney-ryan debate will talk about medicare. bay you are in mind congressman ryan heads to florida. >> james, thanks. president obama today blasted governor romney's opposition to tax credits for wind power. that came during a campaign stop in iowa. it was one of the biggest wind energy states in the nation. according to the feds, iowa's wind industry supports 6,000 to 7,000 jobs. the president says governor romney does not want to extend tax credits in favor of giving breaks to oil companies and it enjoys massive profits. the president says the governor needs a reality check. >> if he knew what you were doing he knew 20% of