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Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. His parents were Samuel Ogden Edison Jr. and Nancy Mathews Elliott.

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Edison worked as a telegraph interpreter after being taught as a reward for saving a child from getting run over by a train. This began his journey of being a telegraph interpreter and his future inventions.

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During the Civil war Edison travelled as a telegraph worker allowing him time to examine the way it was made and how to make it better.
This was a major problem going on at the time, Edison used this problem to learn new skills which helped lead him to his inventions.

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October 13, 1868 at the age of 21 Edison applied for his first patent. This patent was to improve on the phonograph.

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Quadruplex Telegraph in 1869

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Edison became a full time inventor in 1876 and built Menlo Park NJ

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Edison invented the Phonograph which recorded sound. This was during WW1 so Troops overseas were able to hear music.

This invention although not related to Maine specifically allowed troops to listen to Mary had a little lamb- this is a huge invention that has lead to modern day music availability and devices

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Between 1878-1880 3000 theories had gone into the creation of an efficient incandescent lightbulb.

Edison's creation of the lightbulb allowed for future inventions and modifications that created the grow lamp. The grow bulbs help with vertical farming so that plants can be grown inside.

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Edison's Electric Lamp.

The use of artificial lights will continue to shape the world by providing farming, heating and sustainability of human life.

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1887 Edison relocated to a new laboratory where he would spend the rest of his life.

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Tesla who once worked for Edison entered into a feud. It was often said that Edison was hard to work for.

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Edison continued to invent and created the first projected film at Koster and Bial's music hall in NYC

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Edison worked with Henry Ford of Ford Company to create a sustainable battery for the model T

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Edison continued to invent and tried to recreate better versions of his best inventions, despite being in his 70's and 80's.

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On October 18, 1931, Edison died in West Orange, New Jersey in his home. He died of complications of diabetes. Thomas was 84.

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Due to Edison's inventions we are able to use this technology of lightbulbs to create a light using specific waves to help grow plants and sustain food sources.

For Bethel residents specifically Edison's inventions paved the way for homes to use electricity and have lights other than candlelight. If he hadn't invented an everyday use lightbulb we may still have been using candles and lacked the growth and new inventions that occurred because of Edison's advancements on the lightbulb.