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 * __Who was the most important inventor of the 19th century?__

What is their name?** Thomas Alva Edison.

Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb.
 * What did they invent?**

February 11, 1847 Milan,Ohio
 * When was he born?**
 * Where was he born?**

October 18,
 * When did he die?**

He made the lightbulb, phonograph, kinetiscope, and the Edison Battery.
 * What other inventions did he become "famous" for?**

When he was younger, Edison saved a stationmaster's son from being hit by a train. Just out of appreciation, the station master taught him how to use the telegraph.
 * Did you know?**

Edison patented over 1,000 inventions!

Edison worked for the Navy during World War 1, where he improved sumarines and flamethrowers.

Thomas Edison was slightly deaf.

The phonograph was used to record and play sound. The kinetoscope was used to make early motion pictures. The Edison Battery is a storage battery made of nickel and iron in an alkaline solution.
 * What did his inventions do?**

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