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Thomas Edison Research Paper

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The lightbulb was created by Thomas Alva Edison, he was an inventor who is seen as one of Americas best businessmen. Edison came from a simple beginning but came to work as an inventor of major technology, he invented many things as well as the incandescent lightbulb like the phonograph, kinetograph (first movie camera) and many other things. He is now credited for helping build and expand Americas economy in the nations vulnerable early years. He innovated practical inventions and he held over 1000 patents for his inventions. He was born on February 11th 1847, and died on October 18th 1931. The incandescent lightbulb was expensive, in 1881 a lightbulb cost a dollar but in todays currency it would cost about $23, which for some workers was
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