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Thomas Alva Edison    1847-1931

Edison invented or refined devices

that made a profound impact

on how people lived.

The most famous of his inventions

was the incandescent light bulb (1878),

which would revolutionize indoor lighting

and forever separate light from fire.

He also developed

the phonograph (1877),

the central power station (1881),

the motion-picture studio (1892)

and system for making

and showing motion pictures (1893),

and alkaline storage batteries (1901).

Edison improved upon

the original designs of the stock ticker,

the telegraph,

and Alexander Graham Bell's telephone.

He was one of the first

to explore X-rays, and in 1875,

he announced his observation

of "etheric force" -- radio waves --

although his claim would be rejected

by the scientificcommunity.

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https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Thomas_Edison

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amazing-infuriating-history-electric-car-in-pictures

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773675400/the-war-behind-the-current-war

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771307612/the-current-war-director-s-cut-shines-at-low-but-steady-wattage

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the-current-war-review-benedict-cumberbatch-michael-shannon

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the-current-war-review-
benedict-cumberbatch-edison-toronto-film-festival-2017-tiff

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489655417/its-electric-
novel-re-creates-charged-rivalry-between-edison-and-westinghouse

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404445211/edisons-talking-dolls-
can-now-provide-the-soundtrack-to-your-nightmares

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archives/edisons-films-on-the-revolution-
will-play-again-for-bicentennial.html

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archives/early-edison-films-found-in-an-attic.html

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archives/the-screen-in-review-edison-the-man-or-part-ii-of-a-biography.html

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archives/old-edison-movie-studio-in-the-bronx-sold.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1931/10/18/
archives/thomas-edison-dies-in-coma-at-84-
family-with-him-as-the-end-comes.html

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