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  1. Thomas Edison - Wikipedia. Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. [1] [2] [3] He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. [4] .

  2. May 27, 2024 · Thomas Edison, the prolific American inventor and entrepreneur, revolutionized the world with his inventions such as the phonograph and practical electric lighting systems, forever changing our way of life.

  3. Nov 9, 2009 · 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...

  4. Apr 2, 2014 · Thomas Edison was an American inventor who is considered one of America's leading businessmen and innovators. Edison rose from humble beginnings to work as an inventor of major...

  5. 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.

  6. May 27, 2024 · Thomas Edison - Inventor, Innovator, Scientist: A widower with three young children, Edison, on February 24, 1886, married 20-year-old Mina Miller, the daughter of a prosperous Ohio manufacturer. He purchased a hilltop estate in West Orange, New Jersey, for his new bride and constructed nearby a grand, new laboratory, which he intended to be ...

  7. Thomas Edison's record 1,093 patented inventions have greatly improved the world we know today. In fact, Edison is recognized as one of the greatest inventors of all time. His key inventions include the light bulb and electric utility system, recorded sound, motion pictures, R&D labs, and the alkaline family of storage batteries.

  8. Mar 13, 2018 · Thomas Edison and his lab associates, called "Muckers," conducted thousands of experiments to develop the electric light bulb. To make it functional, each step required the invention of a new component, from vacuumed and sealed glass bulbs to switches, special types of wire and meters.

  9. A Brief Biography of Thomas Alva Edison. Written by John D. Venable. “But the man whose clothes were always wrinkled, whose hair was always tousled and who frequently lacked a shave probably did more than any other one man to influence the industrial civilization in which we live.

  10. Thomas Edison, the prolific American inventor and entrepreneur, revolutionized the world with his inventions such as the phonograph and practical electric lighting systems, forever changing our way of life.

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