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Thomas Edison rented a room in this house. As a young man he conducted experiments, often all night, then walked to his job as a telegraph operator at 58 West Main Street. Experimenting at work, he spilled acid and was fired. He left Louisville and later developed over 1000 patents for such devices as the phonograph and microphone. Thomas A. Edison lived in Louisville, 1866-67. He moved to N.J. where he perfected the incandescent light, and he returned to Louisville in 1883 for the opening of Southern Exposition, where 4600 of his lights were on display.
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