Thomas Edison
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Edison was a transitional figure in the late-nineteenth-century who applied the advances of science to industry in order to develop commercially-successful inventions
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natural sciences and mathematics
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thomas alva edison assistant was nikola tesla
(Nikola Tesla)
thomas alva edison employed edward goodrich acheson
(Edward Goodrich Acheson)
thomas alva edison work used by emile berliner
(Emile Berliner)
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charles michael schwab a pal of thomas alva edison
(Charles M. Schwab)
emile berliner work related to thomas alva edison
(Emile Berliner)
eadweard muybridge influenced thomas alva edison
(Eadweard Muybridge, influenced)
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He was interviewed by Dreiser.
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During the Civil War he worked as a telegraph operator.
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In 1859, Edison got a job selling newspapers and candies on the local railway at Port Huron, Michigan.
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Thomas Alva Edison
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Mary Stilwell
(1884-08-09, 1871-12-25, Marriage)
Mina Miller
(1931-10-18, 1886-02-24, Marriage)
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After dinner rest awhile, after supper walk a mile.
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1847-02-11
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1931-10-18
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New Jersey Hall of Fame
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American inventor of Dutch origin and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph and a long lasting light bulb.
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