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Who was Thomas Alva Edison? He was an American inventor and innovator, who held over a thousand patents for gadgets and life-improving inventions. These included the electric lightbulb, the phonograph, and a large number of improvements to the telegraph.
In this video, we trace the story of Edison's life, from his humble beginnings as a poor home-schooled child with hearing loss, to his entrepreneurial adolescence, to his almost unbelievable success as an researcher, engineer, innovator, and inventor.
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Western Union Telegram
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Edison Stock Ticker
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Edison's bulb used in Menlo Park demonstration
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Edison Wax Cylinder Phonograph
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World's Columbian Exposition 1893
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