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  2. Thomas Edison - Wikipedia

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    Edison in 1861. Thomas Edison was born in 1847 in Milan, Ohio, but grew up in Port Huron, Michigan, after the family moved there in 1854. [8] He was the seventh and last child of Samuel Ogden Edison Jr. (1804–1896, born in Marshalltown, Nova Scotia) and Nancy Matthews Elliott (1810–1871, born in Chenango County, New York).

  3. Electric pen - Wikipedia

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    Edison took advantage of this property and built the electric pen around it. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The development of the electric pen took place in the summer of 1875. US patent 180,857 for autographic printing was issued to Thomas Edison in 1876, covering the pen, the duplication press, and accessories.

  4. List of children's books featuring deaf characters - Wikipedia

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    Young Thomas Edison: Sterling North This book is a biography of Thomas Edison. He became deaf at approximately 8–12 years of age. Study notes [55] 5–11 yrs American History 2009 Mask of the Jackal: Christine Harris: One of the main characters, Jordy, is deaf and uses Auslan to communicate. 9–12 yrs Thriller 2008 Rally Caps: Stephen Culter ...

  5. Hear Thomas Edison's talking doll that scared kids in 1890

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    Collecter, Ward Harris, holds a talking doll with a metal torso that was invented by Thomas Edison, in San Francisco, Calif., Feb. 9, 1949. Harris holds in his other hand the inside mechanicals of ...

  6. Thomas Edison Conducted the First Job Interview in 1921 ... - AOL

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    Getty By Jacquelyn Smith The job interview was born in 1921, when Thomas Edison created a written test to evaluate job candidates' knowledge. Since then, the process has come a long way. "As the ...

  7. Tasimeter - Wikipedia

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    The tasimeter, or microtasimeter, or measurer of infinitesimal pressure, is a device designed by Thomas Edison to measure infrared radiation. In 1878, Samuel Langley , Henry Draper , and other American scientists needed a highly sensitive instrument that could be used to measure minute temperature changes in heat emitted from the Sun's corona ...

  8. Charles Batchelor - Wikipedia

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    Charles W. Batchelor, inventor, associate of Thomas A. Edison, early executive of General Electric Company. Charles W. Batchelor (December 25, 1845 – January 1, 1910) was an inventor and close associate of American inventor Thomas Alva Edison during much of Edison's career. He was involved in some of the greatest inventions and technological ...

  9. Thousands of original Thomas Edison recordings digitized ...

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    Some 2,400 Edison disc sound recordings, from Thomas Edison’s personal collection, have been digitized and made available online for free streaming.