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Article: Legacy of light: Thomas Edison turned countless failures into a lifetime of success.(Thomas Alva Edison)(Biography)
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- September 1, 2009
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When he was 21, Thomas Alva Edison patented the first of 1,093 inventions in the United States. He brought the world sustained electric light, recorded music, motion pictures and the first modern research laboratory. But in addition to his brilliance in the lab, Edison was an entrepreneur, a man who understood the most important personal-development principles for success.
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"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."
Edison was born on Feb. 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio. When he was 7, his family moved to Port Huron, Mich. He attended school up until the age of 12, but wasn't ...