Thomas Edison
publication date: Saturday, June 9, 2007 (part of Round XXX)
category: 
Inventions
clue: More than any other goo, this inventor should make a light bulb appear over your head when you recognize him.
explanation: Edison was an inventor whose most famous creation was the modern light bulb. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Erik Bates, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Tony Peters, Scott Horowitz, Lori Lancaster, Mihai Rusu, Jackie Mason, Wendy Hampson, Adrianne Rodgers, Melissa Anderson, Kerry Odell, Justin Hampson, Joy Dunn, Sam Boyarsky, Phyllis Persun, Jeremiah Poisson, and William Mayo
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