I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work. - Thomas Edison

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I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.

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About Thomas Edison

Thomas Alva Edison (11 February 1847 – 18 October 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices which greatly influenced life worldwide into the twenty-first century.

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Birth Name: Thomas Alva Edison
Alternative Names: Thomas A. Edison • Edison
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