Inventor who saw the light Crossword Clue
6 letters · New York Times · Tuesday, May 11, 1999 · 26-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Tuesday, May 11, 1999.
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United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931)
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