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Why does Thomas Edison get all the credit for the lightbulb when he didn't actually invent the first one?

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Why does Thomas Edison get all the credit for the lightbulb when he didn't actually invent the first one?

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Why does Thomas Edison get all the credit for the lightbulb when he didn't actually invent the first one?
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