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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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Edison's Pearl Street Power Station opened in 1882 in New York City It sent electricity to 85 customers and made enough power to light 5,000 lamps Edison also invented the movie camera When you go to the movies or watch TV, you can thank him for his ideas and hard work
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Thomas Edison, one of the most influential inventors in history, revolutionized modern life with his groundbreaking innovations in electricity, sound recording, motion pictures, and telecommunications
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Inventions Inventions of Thomas Edison Edison was the first inventor to see invention as far more than simply embodying an idea in a working artifact His vision encompassed what the twentieth century would call innovation—invention, research, development, and commercialization
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