Thomas Edison

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Watch a silent short of Thomas Edison, who invented the phonograph and incandescent electric light

The role of chemistry in Thomas Edison's inventions

Thomas Edison and phonograph

model of Thomas Edison's phonograph

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Salem Witch Trials. Photogravure after the painting by Walter McEwen titled - The Witches - circa 1890s.

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Normandy Invasion: Omaha Beach. World War II. D-Day. Infographic. SPOTLIGHT VERSION

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Thomas Edison: Quotes

Genius and Talent
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.Thomas Edison