Thomas Alva Edison
1847-1931
American Inventor
Thomas Alva Edison is perhaps the most famous inventor in American history. He held a world record 1,093 patents for inventions such as the incandescent ...
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Edison, Thomas Alva (1847-1931)
Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of the phonograph in 1878 and the incandescent light bulb in 1879, is considered to be one of America's most creative minds. He is t...
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Edison, Thomas Alva (1847-1931)
Thomas Alva Edison was a master of combining ideas into working systems and overcoming technical hurdles that seemed insurmountable. He developed the notion of using te...
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Edison, Thomas Alva
Inventor and entrepreneur Thomas A. Edison (1847–1931) was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, and became the most prolific inventor in U.S. history, with a record 1,093 pa...
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Edison, Thomas Alva (1947–1931)
Thomas Alva Edison, is the archetype of American ingenuity and inventiveness. He played a critical role in the early commercialization of electric power. He desi...
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Thomas Edison
Born February 11, 1847 (Milan, Ohio)
Died October 18, 1931 (West Orange, New Jersey)
Inventor
Entrepreneur
Thomas Edison was a legendary figure in his lifetime, and even decades after hi...
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Thomas Edison and the Amusement World
In "inventing" modern motion pictures, Thomas Alva Edison and William Kennedy Laurie Dickson developed a complex communications system-not a single invention but ...
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The American inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) held hundreds of patents, most for electrical devices and electric light and power. Although the phonograph and incandescent lamp are best known, p...
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During his lifetime, Thomas Edison patented more than 1,000 inventions--a number that no one else has ever approached. Among these were crucial innovations such as the phonograph, the motion picture, ...
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Thomas Alva Edison's nickname, "The Wizard of Menlo Park," reflects his amazing inventive talent. Over his lifetime, more than 1,300 patents were issued in his name, far more than have been credited t...
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Thomas Edison was a remarkable man most famously known for his incandescent electric light bulb. Thomas Edison was a significant figure in our history as well as the history of the world. Edison wa...
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Thomas Edison was one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history. Thomas Edison's inventions are still used today in many different ways. Although Thomas Edison received limited educ...
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Thomas Alva Edison
Edison, Thomas Alva (1847-1931)
Edison, Thomas Alva (1847-1931)
Edison, Thomas Alva
Edison, Thomas Alva (1947-1931)
Edison, Thomas
Thomas Edison and the Amusement World
Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison
