- Thomas Edison - Wikipedia
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, sound recording, and motion pictures
- Thomas Edison | Biography, Early Life, Inventions, Facts | Britannica
Thomas Edison (born February 11, 1847, Milan, Ohio, U S —died October 18, 1931, West Orange, New Jersey) was an American inventor who, singly or jointly, held a world-record 1,093 patents In addition, he created the world’s first industrial research laboratory
- Edison Biography - Thomas Edison National Historical Park (U. S . . .
To better manage operations, Edison brought all the companies he had started to make his inventions together into one corporation, Thomas A Edison Incorporated, with Edison as president and chairman
- Life of Thomas Alva Edison | Biography | Articles and Essays . . .
One of the most famous and prolific inventors of all time, Thomas Alva Edison exerted a tremendous influence on modern life, contributing inventions such as the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera, as well as improving the telegraph and telephone
- Thomas Edison: Facts, House Inventions - HISTORY
Thomas Edison was a prolific inventor and savvy businessman who acquired a record number of 1,093 patents (singly or jointly) and was the driving force behind such innovations as the phonograph,
- Detailed Biography - edison. rutgers. edu
Thomas Edison did not invent the modern world He was, however, present at the creation, a significant figure in the organization and growth of America's national markets, communications and power systems, and entertainment industries
- Who Made America? | Innovators | Thomas Edison - PBS
Over his career, Edison would successfully patent a record 1,093 inventions in the United States -- more than double the number of his closest competitor, George Westinghouse Edison invented
- December 31, 1879: Thomas Edison Demonstrates His Greatest Invention
On December 31, 1879, Thomas Edison illuminated the world with the first public demonstration of his incandescent light bulb at Menlo Park, marking a pivotal moment in history and revolutionizing how humanity harnesses light
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