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H Amin @hamin6 (34) 18 Nov 21

I once read an article that the inventor of the lamp wasn't actually Thomas Alfa Edison, but he just published it and got royalties for it. On the other hand, I've read that Edison once challenged Nikola Tesla to fix a generator...

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Simply the Light Bulb

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (97908) • Daytona Beach, Florida 28 Aug 18

Can you imagine a time so far back that there were no light bulbs? Today it seems unimaginable but yes, there was such a time. It took the genius of Thomas Edison to come up with this idea. Until this time existed electric arc...

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Edison made the world a fool.

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 2 Apr 16

Reading through HistoryExtra again when I came across an article talking about oddities that happened in April throughout time. My favorite was the recount of Edison claiming he could end world hunger by a machine he had...

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Thomas Alva Edison, the genius who was never given his due

gaurav sood @gaurav11 (64) • New Delhi, India 13 Feb 16

Did you know that Edison has over 1000 US patents. We know him as the inventor of light bulb and gramophone but did you know that he also invented the motion picture camera, a battery for electric car and audio recorder. The good...

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What is the Life span of a LED Bulb?

RJ Ind @rajiv22 (167) • Chengalpattu, India 29 Nov 10

With the change of World, life, inventions and Technology, Edison's bulb is diminishing away with the introduction of the new and advanced lights called 'Light-emitting diode' Shortly LEDs. It is of high efficient, comes in 10...

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There Is Great Value In Disaster! But What About The Pain In Heart. EarthQuakes.

Deepak_Online @Deepak_Online (396) • India 6 May 09

A disaster is a tragedy of natural or human made hazard. Last year Sichuan Province, experienced a heavy EarthQuake. So many People lost their lives. Many People were so panicked that they lost their rational mentality to...

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Earth's First Audio Recording in 1860: Au Claire de la Lune

DuoMaxwell @DuoMaxwell (953) • United States 20 Sep 08

I found this earlier today, and other clips like this yesterday, but strangely, Edison was NOT the first person to invent the phonograph. This was actually the first one ever made in 1860s France by an inventor named Édouard-Léon...

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He Defeated Many Failures!

Mitraa @Mitraa (3183) • India 13 Aug 08

I'm speaking of Thomas Alva Edison, the wizard scientist of this age! His failures were many during his experimentations with the landmark inventions. But he was determined to make success! After thousand times of failure and poor...

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What do you think about Edisons Chen's scandal?

heiyu8 @heiyu8 (9) 3 Mar 08

Celebrities involved: 1. Maggie Q 2. Cecilia Cheung 3. Vincy Yeung 4. Gillian Chung 5. Bobo Chan 6. Joey Yung 7. Yumiko Cheng 8. Mandy Chen 9. Rachel Ngan 10. Candice Chan

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What are your dreams?

baldeyes07 @baldeyes07 (30) • United States 2 Oct 07

Dreams are an integral part of life. Without dreams we are this world would be nonexistent. It is only through the dreams of the greats(Eienstein, Edison, Newton, to name a few) that we are where we are today. A common aspect...

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Wisdom Nugget: I am sharing this.

tombiz @tombiz (2036) • Philippines 5 Jul 07

As I am eating my three pieces of sweet Philippines Carabao mangoes here infront of my laptop while surfing the net, i came up with a quote which speaks well of not giving up, of always trying things, of perseverance, of faith and...

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Who is the greatest scientist of all time?

gloria777 @gloria777 (1674) • India 20 Mar 07

I personally think Thomas Alva Edison. In spite of being impaired he did such a marvelous job in the field of science and has done a lot to the human beings. In fact he has patent rights to about 500 inventions(electric bulb,...

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Who was Edison ?

mlmpeople @mlmpeople (777) • India 10 Jan 07

Who was Thomas Alwa Edison. I have great admiration for him.How about you ?

A Wizard Inventor, Thomas Alva Edison!

Mitraa @Mitraa (3183) • India 9 Dec 06

It will never be exaggerated to call Thomas Alva Edison a wizard of scientific inventions of the present age. Everybody in society is daily utilizing the benefits of his innovative actions those have materialized many decades...

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Did you know that....

sunsham68 @sunsham68 (1376) • India 17 Oct 06

Thomas Edison coined the word "Hello" (from halloo - the traditional call to rouse hounds to the chase) as a casual greeting. Alexander Graham...

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who is the clevrest person on earth

vigneshkarthik @vigneshkarthik (244) • India 5 Oct 06

according to me its edison

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