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12015-05-21T16:56:18-07:00David Kaminski07bced4188406e593172d68cdc95082ae3e49f4329002An image from a new style of writing that Thomas Edison created for speed and legibilityplain2015-05-21T16:57:57-07:00David Kaminski07bced4188406e593172d68cdc95082ae3e49f43Here we see a style that Edison taught himself, through trial and error. After abandoning the writing style of the time, he experimented until he created a fast and legible style suited for copying material as a telegraph clerk.