Full record for edisonade n.

Definition	a story featuring a young male inventor who uses his inventions and ingenuity to defeat his foes or to explore new territory
OED requirements	antedating 1993
Earliest cite	John Clute, 'The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'
Comment	John Clute indicated that he coined this term for the 1993 edition of "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction"; Jeff Prucher located and submitted a cite from a 1995 reprint; John Clute submitted a cite from the 1993 edition. John Clute submitted a 1995 cite from W. Warren Wagar in SF Studies. John Clute submitted a 2005 cite from Jess Nevins' "The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana". John Clute submitted a 2006 cite from Adam Roberts' "The History of Science Fiction".
Last modified	6 July, 2008

Citations for edisonade n.

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1993 J. Clute Encyclopedia Sci. Fiction 368/2

As used here the term ‘edisonade’—derived from Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) in the same way that ‘robinsonade’ is derived from Robinson Crusoe—can be understood to describe any story which features a young US male inventor hero who uses his ingenuity to extricate himself from tight spots and who, by so doing, saves himself from defeat and corruption and his friends and nation from foreign oppressors.

2006 Apex Science Fiction & Horror Digest Summer 85

The scientist of late 19th-century London is on the cusp between the Renaissance Man and the Corporation Man—a transformation perhaps best exemplified by Thomas Alva Edison (who lent his name to a sub-genre of his own—the Edisonade—as well as featuring in Powers' novel Expiration Date (1995).