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Biography.com: Thomas Edison

Detailed overview of Edison's life and accomplishments.

http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9284349
Edison After Forty

A Smithsonian photo-album providing a look into the latter half of the life of inventor Thomas Edison.

http://americanhistory.si.edu/edison/
Edison National Historic Site

Learn about Edison's life, see photographs of his family, take a virtual tour of his home.

http://www.nps.gov/archive/edis/home.htm
Edison's Timeline of Invention

Timeline lists some of Edison's most significant inventions.

http://americanhistory.si.edu/lighting/scripts/s19t.htm
Science Hero: Thomas Alva Edison

A student-friendly biography of the man who holds the record for number of patents filed.

http://myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=ta_edison
The American Experience: Edison's Miracle of LIght

PBS special about the life and inventions; complete program transcription provided as well as film synopsis, timeline, image gallery, and teacher's guide.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/edison/
Thomas Alva Edison

Biography from Spectrum Home and School Magazine.

http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Edison.html
Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)

Biography, honors, achievements of the man who invented the light bulb and held many other patents.

http://library.thinkquest.org/C004471/tep/en/biographies/thomas_edison.html
Thomas Edison

Article about Thomas Edison's hearing loss.

http://deafness.about.com/cs/featurearticles/a/thomasedison.htm
Thomas Edison Biography

A brief biography of Edison.

http://www.projectshum.org/Edison/

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