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Benjamin Franklin did not invent the light bulb (the incandescent light). It was invented by Thomas Alva Edison over 150 years later. Franklin did do early experimentation with electricity however.

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Thomas Edison the inventor wrote about himself:

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."

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14y ago
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11 million times.

If he stopped at 100,000 time, there wouldn't have been a light bulb like now!

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15y ago
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noone knows but definatley more than a frick'n seven tries

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99 times

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he did not invent the light bulb

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10000

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890

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