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biography, Thomas Edison shuffling about his laboratory at Menlo Park, New Jersey, the shock of hair over one side of his forehead, sharp blue eyes, sparkling stains and chemical burns on his wrinkled clothing, Thomas Edison never looked like a man whose inventions had revolutionized the world in less than a lifetime. Certainly he never acted like it. Once, when a visiting dignitary asked him whether he had received many medals and awards, he said, Oh yes, my arms. Glad a court of them over the house. Mom was his wife. Yet every day he demonstrated what it Zion among men. He was great. Where his contributions to mankind. He patented a record 1093 inventions in his lifetime biographies. Winston Churchill, the last of the great statesman Western Churchill, a man of multiple genius will be, Farley remembered, is one of the most exasperatingly figures in history. Before moments of British crisis, he was so frequently right that his ability to foresee future events became a burden to his countrymen. His voice was the voice of Britain's conscience, the court of last appeal in time of danger. Yet to the day of his retirement, he remained impish mischievous and remarkably boyish, even as a parent seemed to change little. Over the many years, Churchill's must be considered the most independent spirit of modern times.