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Approximate author period: c. 1877 AD · industrial

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Author or tradition
Thomas A. Edison
Attribution: attributed
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Approximate author period: c. 1877 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for Thomas Edison: documented activity in 1877. Wikidata Q8743, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8743 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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