See inside Thomas Edison's New Jersey lab, where some of America's biggest inventions took shape

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Thomas Edison worked at his laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey, for nearly 45 years.

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General Electric's 132-year journey from American manufacturing icon to fallen giant

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General Electric logo and buildings are pictured, in Belfort, eastern France

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Thomas Edison tried to take credit for a device created by a Black American inventor

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Granville T. Woods
Granville T. Woods was a pioneering inventor with nearly 60 patents to his name.

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