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Perhaps his most important contribution was how "[h]e 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 "[h]e 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>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/edison/filmmore/transcript/index.html</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>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/edison/filmmore/transcript/index.html</ref>

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

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