Thomas Edison was a driven inventor and businessman that constantly strove to improve and experiment everyday. He is best known for inventing the modern light bulb, but also held a record number of patents (1,093) to other inventions that he and his employees worked on. Life magazine in America ranked Thomas Edison as the most influential person of the last 1000 years as he gave us light, and contributed greatly to radio, movies, television, and the phone.

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• Thomas Edison Biography - Information on the life of Thomas Edison, the famous American innovator and inventor of the lightbulb.
• Thomas Edison Quotes - Thomas Edison motivational quotes about innovation, hard work, and business.

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The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.
Thomas Edison - Work - Commitment - Success

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Thomas Edison - Work - Opportunity

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