Young Thomas Edison

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Unable to hear, Thomas Edison seemed unlikely to become one of America?s greatest inventors, but as a hardworking young man, he wasn?t about to let a minor obstacle stop him. He invented the phonograph, the incandescent lightbulb, and motion pictures, to name but three of his many important inventions. Eventually he was named ?the greatest living American.? Follow Thomas Edison?s life from losing his sense of hearing to losing his hard-earned fortune, in this intriguing biography by Newbery Honor author Sterling North.

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136 printed pages

Publication year: 2009

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“Suppose . . . we show to the child . . . the cocoon unfolding, the butterfly actually emerging. The knowledge which comes from the actual seeing is worth while.”

Thomas A. Edison
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Ola Kolasahas quoted4 years ago
Even the greatest men have their moments of self-doubt; but their true greatness lies in their ability to rise above such moments.
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