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What was going on while Thomas Edison was alive in his home country?
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Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) was born and lived in America. He lived through the American Civil War (1861-65) and World War I (1914-18).
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How long did Thomas Edison work on his inventions per day?
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Why did Thomas Edison create the light bulb?
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Why thomas Edison is important?
Thomas Edison was the first "industrial" inventor. He took the art of invention to new heights, and made it into a real industry. Edison's real genius lay not in invention itself, but in commercializing his inventions. He made sure that each invention would have a market, that it really was useful and desired BEFORE he invented it. He was astonishingly persistent, and kept going when others might have given up.
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How old was Thomas Alva Edison when he died?
He died of old age (natural causes) on October 21, 1931. He was 84 years old when he died.
