Thomas Edison: America's Greatest Inventor

This vintage biography tells the story of Thomas Alva Edison, the prolific American inventor behind the light bulb, the phonograph and countless other innovations. Drawing on his early struggles and later triumphs, it charts how a self-taught tinkerer built one of history's most productive laboratories. The film shows both the genius and the relentless work ethic that turned ideas into world-changing devices. It is a classic portrait of the man often called America's greatest inventor. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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