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Lee Terry: As Thomas Edison once said, to invent you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.

On the recordApril 7, 2014
As Thomas Edison once said, to invent you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.
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Lee Terry
Nebraska

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Lee Terry emphasizes the importance of imagination in invention.

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