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As part of an International Edison birthday celebration, 8 young science students presented a replica of the great inventor s 1st light bulb to Dr James R. Killian Jr, special Assistant to the President for Science. Presentation was made at the White House by 14-year-old William Finn (right), of Clifton, New Jersey, on the 111th anniversary of Edison s birth. 11th February 1958, Washington D.C. United States

As part of an International Edison birthday celebration, 8 young science students presented a replica of the great inventor s 1st light bulb to Dr James R. Killian Jr, special Assistant to the President for Science. Presentation was made at the White House by 14-year-old William Finn (right), of Clifton, New Jersey, on the 111th anniversary of Edison s birth. 11th February 1958, Washington D.C. United States

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Recording Date: Feb 11, 1958

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As part of an International Edison birthday celebration, 8 young science students presented a replica of the great inventor s 1st light bulb to Dr James R. Killian Jr, special Assistant to the President for Science. Presentation was made at the White House by 14-year-old William Finn (right), of Clifton, New Jersey, on the 111th anniversary of Edison s birth. 11th February 1958, Washington D.C. United States

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