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CHAPTER ONE THE WIZARD OF MENLO PARK From an early age Thomas Edison loved to experiment and to learn how things work As he grew up he developed his own ways of thinking and working After he opened a In this photograph from around 1877 Thomas Edison poses with his tinfoil phonograph In 1862 Edison saved a young boy from being hit by a train The boy’s father worked for the railroad He taught Edison how to use the telegraph and found a job for him Quick Fact 4
Thomas Alva Edison
Most readers will recognize the name, but their information might be limited to Thomas Alva Edison's most famous inventions.
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