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Perhaps his most important contribution was how "he helped to create a new institution for invention — the industrial research laboratory ..." <ref>http://edison.rutgers.edu/inventions.htm</ref>

Perhaps his most important contribution was how "he helped to create a new institution for invention — the industrial research laboratory ..." <ref>http://edison.rutgers.edu/inventions.htm</ref>

Edison patented over 1,000 inventions in his lifetime. His favorite invention was the [[phonograph]], who so astounded the world that he was nicknamed the "Wizard of Menlo Park." <ref>https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/edison/filmmore/transcript/index.html</ref>

Edison patented 1,093 inventions in his lifetime. His favorite invention was the [[phonograph]], which so astounded the world that he was nicknamed the "Wizard of Menlo Park." <ref>https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/edison/filmmore/transcript/index.html</ref> By the time he was in his 30s, Edison was the most famous [[American]] worldwide.

[[Homeschooled]] as a child, Thomas Edison began his career as a teenager despite being almost entirely deaf.

[[Homeschooled]] as a child, Thomas Edison began his career as a teenager despite being almost entirely deaf.