1. Thomas Edison
... the great literary classics, providing him with a ten cents reward for each book he mastered. It wasn't long before Tom developed a strong interest in world history and English literature. Years later, his love of Shakespeare lead him to briefly consider becoming an actor. However, his relatively high pitched voice and extreme shyness before every audience except those whom he ... when he queried them about concepts dealing with mathematics and physics such as those found in Isaac Newton's "Principia" they were utterly stymied. Eventually they brought in a clever tutor to help Tom unders...
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