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Thomas Edison’s Menlo Park and the Invention of the Phonograph

K - 5th
Explore Thomas Edison’s achievements at Menlo Park, including his groundbreaking invention, the phonograph. Learn how Edison improved the telephone with the carbon transmitter, and how his "talking machine" earned him the nickname, the...
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Thomas Edison: Myths and Reality

K - 5th
Discover the true story of Thomas Edison, beyond the myths of the lone genius. Learn about Edison's brief formal education, his self-driven learning, and the crucial role of his mother, a teacher. Examine the myth of his minimal sleep...