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Inspired by the great new historical drama, the Current War. 

Michael Shannon and Benedict Cumberbatch in The Current War (2017)

Westinghouse won the currency war, but here’s what nobody can ignore: Edison’s fame forever burns bright for his phonograph, film, and long-lasting light! Nov. 6, 2019 for Maureen McGreavy's Pithy Pome Poetry Contest N/A and very few reads or comments Now for John Hamilton's N-A Rerun 4 Poetry Contest

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Date: 11/8/2019 6:33:00 PM
Ah. The inventor was so misunderstood. I am glad he was a genius to give us some brilliant things. A good one.
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Date: 11/8/2019 4:19:00 AM
Yes and Edison's mother was outstandingly outstanding. When she received the note from his teacher after one day at school saying he was "uneducable" she told him the note said he was too smart to go to regular school.
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Date: 11/7/2019 6:21:00 PM
Hi Andrea, You nailed this contest. Your " epigram" pops! I wish you the best of luck in the contest:-) Alexis
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Date: 11/7/2019 6:18:00 AM
So true--so well said, Andrea!
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