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World Service,24 Aug 1999,3 mins

Edison's Industrial Research Laboratory

My Century

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Paul Israel has published a biography of the great inventor Thomas Edison, whose pioneering scientific work was the driving force behind 20th century technology - the phonograph, the lightbulb and moving pictures. Another great contribution was the development of the industrial research laboratory.

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