I find out what the world needs. Then, I go ahead and inven… - Thomas Edison

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I find out what the world needs. Then, I go ahead and invent it.

Thomas Edison

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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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