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Sep 2021
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SPECIAL: Thomas Edison (Part 2)

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This is a special release of the 3-part Thomas Edison series from the How to Take Over the World podcast with Ben Wilson.

Description - How did Thomas Edison rise from obscure origins in a frontier town in Michigan to become the most famous man of his age and one of the greatest inventors of all time? In part 2, we cover Edison's life from his invention of the light bulb to his death.

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