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Between his two wives, mary and mina, he fathered six children, a typical family size for the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Spanish edition frith, margaret, obrien, john, harrison, nancy on. Thomas edison was already well known by the time he perfected the longburning. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. Edison s most popular book is diary and sundry observations of thomas alva edison. Thomas edison has appeared in popular culture as a character in novels, films, comics and video games. Thomas edison biography for kids classrooom video youtube. His father was an exiled political activist from canada, while his mother was an accomplished school teacher and a major influence in thomas early life.
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