Thomas Edison's Accomplishments

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Through his actions, words, and inventions, Thomas Edison introduced a world unknown to many and reached what seemed as impossible heights, changing our lives forever. Not only did he dawn an industrial and technological change, but he expanded the music and theater industry, as well as shifted people's social mindset. If it weren't for the contributions he made to the electric light, people would've still used gas lamps and fire for a much longer time. It was his phonograph that allowed us to not only record sound, but play it back, and eventually lay the groundwork for the future of the music recording business. It was his screening of the US’s first film that introduced the entertainment and amusement of watching a movie to society. And