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#3 The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Edison Invented The Modern the Modern World

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Edison and Wilbur in a Distressing Relationship

Edison received a plea for financial assistance from an official in a position of power over his professional future zenis Wilbur who was the patent office's chief examiner examiner of electrical apparatus. Edison had bachelor send Wilbur $200 under a name and address that could not be traced back to Menlo Park. This actually unbeknownst to Edison at the time leads him to access to the White House which we're about to find out here.

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