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Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures.
Born: 11 February 1847, Milan, Ohio, United States
Died: 18 October 1931, West Orange, New Jersey, United States
Children: Charles Edison, Thomas Alva Edison Jr., Theodore Miller Edison, Madeleine Edison, more
Awards: Congressional Gold Medal, John Scott Legacy Medal and Premium, Matteucci Medal, more
Spouse: Mina Miller (m. 1886–1931), Mary Stilwell (m. 1871–1884)
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- ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀs ᴇᴅɪsᴏɴ, ɪɴ ғᴜʟʟ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀs ᴀʟᴠᴀ ᴇᴅɪsᴏɴ, (ʙᴏʀɴ ғᴇʙʀᴜᴀʀʏ 11, 1847, ᴍɪʟᴀɴ, ᴏʜɪᴏ, ᴜ.s.—ᴅɪᴇᴅ ᴏᴄᴛᴏʙᴇʀ 18, 1931, ᴡᴇsᴛ ᴏʀᴀɴɢᴇ, ɴᴇᴡ ᴊᴇʀsᴇʏ), ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴ ɪɴᴠᴇɴᴛᴏʀ ᴡʜᴏ, sɪɴɢʟʏ ᴏʀ ᴊᴏɪɴᴛʟʏ, ʜᴇʟᴅ ᴀ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅ 1,093 ᴘᴀᴛᴇɴᴛs. ɪɴ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ, ʜᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ’s ғɪʀsᴛ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀɪᴀʟ ʀᴇsᴇᴀʀᴄʜ ʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛᴏʀʏ.
- ᴇᴅɪsᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜɪɴᴛᴇssᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴ ɪɴᴠᴇɴᴛᴏʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʀᴀ ᴏғ ʏᴀɴᴋᴇᴇ ɪɴɢᴇɴᴜɪᴛʏ. ʜᴇ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ʜɪs ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ ɪɴ 1863, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴏʟᴇsᴄᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴘʜ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀʏ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴠɪʀᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄɪᴛʏ ᴡᴀs ᴘʀɪᴍɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ʙᴀᴛᴛᴇʀɪᴇs ᴘᴜᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ʟᴏᴡ-ᴠᴏʟᴛᴀɢᴇ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ. ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴇᴅ, ɪɴ 1931, ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ʀᴏʟᴇ ɪɴ ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴ ᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄɪᴛʏ. ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪs ʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛᴏʀɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋsʜᴏᴘs ᴇᴍᴀɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜᴏɴᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ-ʙᴜᴛᴛᴏɴ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴍɪᴛᴛᴇʀ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʟᴇᴘʜᴏɴᴇ sᴘᴇᴀᴋᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍɪᴄʀᴏᴘʜᴏɴᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴄᴀɴᴅᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ʟᴀᴍᴘ, ᴀ ʀᴇᴠᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴᴀʀʏ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴏғ ᴜɴᴘʀᴇᴄᴇᴅᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴇғғɪᴄɪᴇɴᴄʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇʀᴄɪᴀʟ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ, ᴀɴ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄ ʀᴀɪʟʀᴏᴀᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴇʏ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴏғ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ-ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀᴘᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴜs, ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ᴀ ʜᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴs.
- ᴇᴅɪsᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴠᴇɴᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ—ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴜʀᴛʜ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠɪɴɢ—ᴏғ sᴀᴍᴜᴇʟ ᴇᴅɪsᴏɴ, ᴊʀ., ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀɴᴄʏ ᴇʟʟɪᴏᴛ ᴇᴅɪsᴏɴ. ᴀᴛ ᴀɴ ᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴀɢᴇ ʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍs, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴠᴀʀɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴀᴛᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴇᴅ ʙᴜᴛ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʟ ᴛᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴄʏ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀsᴛᴏɪᴅɪᴛɪs. ᴡʜᴀᴛᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ, ᴇᴅɪsᴏɴ’s ᴅᴇᴀғɴᴇss sᴛʀᴏɴɢʟʏ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ ʜɪs ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏᴜʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ, ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏғ ʜɪs ɪɴᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴs.
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