Trailblazers: Thomas Edison

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Modern history is filled with stories of people whose lives have changed the world. Some excelled in sports and transformed our ideas of what athletes can achieve. Others made scientific or technical contributions that touched the lives of all who came after them. Still others were political and social leaders who changed the way we view the world. One such trailblazer is Thomas Edison, the American inventor who was responsible for the modern electric lightbulb and many other important innovations. Although Edison received almost no formal education and also suffered from hearing loss, he had an endless curiosity and was willing to work through any problem he encountered. Edison was born in the middle of the nineteenth century, but his inventions - which include the phonograph and an early technology for creating motion pictures - have formed the basis for many aspects of the modern world.