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Thomas Edison

The Menlo Park inventor of the light bulb and phonograph, the 'Wizard.'

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The Menlo Park inventor of the light bulb and phonograph, the 'Wizard.'

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Who was Thomas Edison?

The Menlo Park inventor of the light bulb and phonograph, the 'Wizard.'

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Thomas Edison was from New Jersey.

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