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On the night of 21 October 1931, millions of Americans took part in coast-to-coast ceremony to commemorate the passing of a great man.
Lights went out in homes and offices from New York to California.
The ceremony marked the death of arguably the most important inventor of all time:Thomas Alva Edison.

Few inventors have had such an impact on everyday life, and many of his inventions played a crucial role in the development of modern technology.
One should never underestimate how revolutionary some of Edison's inventions were.

In many ways, Edsion is the perfect example of an inventor - that is, not just someone who dreams up clever gadgets, but someone whose products transform the lives of millions.
He possessed the key characteristics that an inventor needs to make a success of inventions, notably sheer determination.
Editon famously tried thousands of materials while working on a new type of battery,reacting to failure by cheerfully announcing to his colleagues:'well,at least we know 8,000 things that don't work.
'Knowing when to take no notice of experts is also important.
Edison's proposal for electric lighting circuitry was received with total disbelief by eminent scientists, until he lit up whole streets with his lights.

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time

1	whole time	その間、初めから終わりまでずっと
2	full time	勤務の全時間制
3	entire time	一日中
4	all time	これまでに史上最高の

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take no notice

気に留めない

vocabulary

1	commemorate	祝う
2	arguably	見解・意見などがほぼ間違いなく
3	gadget	装置、道具
4	notably	顕著な
5	sheer	本当の、透き通った
6	circuitry	電気回路