Multiple choice general knowledge

Which of the following innovations was NOT invented by Thomas Edison?

  1. The phonograph

  2. The long-lasting lightbulb

  3. The Kinetoscope

  4. The ballpoint pen
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Explanation

Thomas Edison invented the phonograph (1877), the practical long-lasting lightbulb (1879), and the Kinetoscope (1891), an early motion picture device. The ballpoint pen was invented by Laszlo Biro in the 1930s, building on earlier work by John J. Loud. It is the only option not associated with Edison.

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