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When you turn on a light bulb, you can thank him; he invented it |
Edison
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$100 |
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HISTORIC NAMES |
1999-09-06 |
#3446 |
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For a brief time in 1890 this inventor made talking dolls, but their voices were "exceedingly unpleasant" |
Edison
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$400 |
J |
PEOPLE IN HISTORY |
1995-10-30 |
#2566 |
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Though he became "The Wizard of Menlo Park", New Jersey, he was born in Milan, Ohio in 1847 |
Edison
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$400 |
DJ |
FAMOUS NAMES |
1995-09-20 |
#2538 |
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According to Guinness, this inventor holds the record for the most patents with 1,093 |
Edison
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$200 |
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NOTABLE NAMES |
1994-11-03 |
#2339 |
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In one year, 1882, he received 75 patents on his inventions |
Edison
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$400 |
DJ |
FAMOUS NAMES |
1994-05-05 |
#2239 |
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The total value of his inventions before his death in 1931 was estimated to be at least $15 billion |
Edison
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$200 |
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FAMOUS NAMES |
1991-07-11 |
#1599 |
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In 1877, he shouted, "Mary had a little lamb" into a funnel, & made the phonograph a reality |
Edison
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$600 |
DJ |
PEOPLE IN HISTORY |
1987-12-25 |
#765 |