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  1. 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, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures.

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  2. Nov 9, 2009 · Thomas Edison was a prolific inventor and businessman whose inventions include the phonograph, incandescent light bulb, motion picture camera and alkaline battery.

  3. 2 days ago · 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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    • Thomas Edison’s Phonograph. Considered to be the first great Thomas Edison invention, and his life-long favorite, the phonograph would record the spoken voice and play it back.
    • Thomas Edison’s Light Bulb. Thomas Edison is most well known for his invention of the light bulb. Contrary to popular belief, Edison did not invent the light bulb; it had been around for a number of years.
    • Thomas Edison’s Motion Picture. Edison’s initial work in motion pictures (1888-89) was inspired byMuybridge’s analysis of motion. The first Edison device resembled his phonograph, with a spiral arrangement of 1/16 inch photographs made on a cylinder.
    • Thomas Edison’s First Invention – The Electrographic Vote Recorder. Edison was 22 years old and working as a telegrapher when he filed his first patent for the Electrographic Vote Recorder.
  5. Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and entrepreneur, who invented many things. [1] Edison developed one of the first practical light bulbs, but contrary to popular belief did not invent the light bulb.

  6. Apr 2, 2014 · Thomas Edison is credited with inventions such as the first practical incandescent light bulb and the phonograph. He held over 1,000 patents for his inventions.

  7. Sep 27, 2023 · Edison earned his nickname "The Wizard of Menlo Park" in 1877 when he invented the world's first method of recording and playing back sound. His work on the telegraph and telephone helped make the phonograph possible. He hypothesized that you could record messages using the same principles behind the telegraph.

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