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Mit: Invention of the Week: Thomas Alva Edison

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As the inventor of the lightbulb, phonograph, and the printing telegraph, Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), improved the daily lives of everyday people.

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patents, thomas edison

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electric light bulb, motion picture camera, phonograph, power station, printing telegraph, ac-current system, lemelson-mit, lewis h. latimer, thomas alva edison, william dickson, wizard of menlo park, optimal filment, railroad telegraph, telegraph patents, telegraph systems

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Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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