| Mahen Theatre in Brno in what is now the Czech Republic, was the first public building in the world to use Edison's electric lamps. |
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| Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime! |
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| Thomas Edison displayed a placard on his desk with Sir Joshua Reynolds' famous quote: 'There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking'. |
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| Thomas Edison formed the Edison Electric Light Company in 1878 in New York City. |
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| Thomas Edison invented the Edison battery that made use of an alkaline electrolyte. |
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| Thomas Edison invented the first incandescent light bulb in 1879. |
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| Thomas Edison invented the talking doll in 1888. |
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| Thomas Edison is famous for the following quote, 'Genius is one percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration'. |
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| Thomas Edison is the third most prolific inventor in history, holding 1,093 US patents in his name. |
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| Thomas Edison was born to a large family of thirteen children, he was number seven. |
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| Thomas Edison was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large teamwork to the process of invention. |
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| Thomas Edison's closest friends included Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone. |
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| Thomas Edison's first invention was a Vote Recorder in 1868. |
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| Thomas Edison, lightbulb inventor, was afraid of the dark! |
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