Magazine Issue: 25 January 2014 Features Magazine: 25 January 2014 Florence King America’s war on sleep It all goes back to Thomas Edison From magazine issue: 25 January 2014 Taken lying down: Thomas Edison demonstrates the cat-nap, Virginia, July 1921. [Corbis] issue 25 January 2014 Text settings Text size Small Medium Large Line Spacing Compact Normal Spacious Comments Share Share Florence King America’s war on sleep Copy link Copied Linkedin Messenger Email Sign up to Britain’s best politics newsletter Evening Blend delivers an in-depth analysis of the day’s political news straight to your inbox, every weeknight. SIGN UP Already a subscriber? Log in ×