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Thomas EdisonBy: Christian Smith
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Popular in life as in death
Thomas Edison was a household name for most of his life, he even appeared on Time Magazine in modern times.
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Inventor Unleashed
Thomas Edison patented 2,232 patents around the world,1,093 in the U.S. alone. This is a record that still holds today.
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What was that?
• Thomas Edison had severe hearing problems as a child and by adulthood was completely deaf in his left ear and had lost 80% of his hearing in the right.
• He sometimes bit into the wooden casing around the Phonograph to listen to the music. The music’s vibrations carried through his teeth allowing him to actually understand the sounds!
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Quotes
• “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”
• “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
• “Many of life's failures are experienced by people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
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Facts
• Thomas lived 1847-1931.• He was known to his friends as Al.• He saved a station agents son from the
railroad tracks, landing him a job as a telegrapher.
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