Diggs), from the books of the same, name is said to have been partly inspired by Thomas Edison, who writer L. Frank Baum refereed to as "The Wizard". Other references to Edison Edison appears in the second series of YouTube series Epic Rap Battles of History, in a rap battle against Nikola Tesla. He is one of the antagonists of the web series Super Science Friends. Edison appears in and lends his name to The Edison Effect, the fourth Professor Bradshaw Mystery by Bernadette Pajer. In The Simpsons episode "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace", Homer is inspired by Edison to become an inventor. The first supervillain that Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) encountered was The Inventor, a failed clone of Edison whose DNA was contaminated by his creators' pet cockatiel. The Bob's Burgers episode "Topsy", in which Louise attempts to recreate the electrocution of Topsy the elephant for her science project. An episode of The Big Bang Theory, "The Tesla Recoil", is inspired by the rivalry between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. See also :Category:Cultural depictions of scientists References External links Fantastic Victoriana: E, The 'E' page of the online version of Jess Nevins' Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana which contains two different fictional Thomas/Tom Edisons and an entry on Edisonade Edison, Thomas