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   Thomas Edison. 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]

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Thomas-EdisonThomas Edison | Biography, Early Life, Inventions, & Facts

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   Apr 22, 2024 · Thomas Edison, seen late in life in this video, was the most famous inventor in American history. Though he is best known for his invention of the phonograph and incandescent electric light, Edison took out 1,093 patents in a variety of fields, including electric light and power, telephony and telegraphy, and sound recording.

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   Nov 9, 2009 · Thomas Edison’s Early Life. Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio. He was the seventh and last child born to Samuel Edison Jr. and Nancy Elliott Edison, and would be ...

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6. www.biography.com › inventors › thomas-edisonThomas Edison - Inventions, Light Bulb & Quotes - Biography

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   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 technology ...

7. www.nps.gov › historyculture › edison-biographyEdison Biography - Thomas Edison National Historical Park (U ...

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   Edison Biography. Young Thomas Edison. Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio; the seventh and last child of Samuel and Nancy Edison. When Edison was seven his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan. Edison lived here until he struck out on his own at the age of sixteen. Edison had very little formal education as a child ...

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   What did Thomas Edison really invent?

   • Thomas Edison is revered as a great American inventor, and his incandescent bulb is considered one of the most important inventions of the modern world. But in The Age of Edison: Electric Light and the Invention of Modern America, Ernest Freeberg shows that the light bulb reflected the work of many inventors, rather than Edison’s lone genius.

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   Does Thomas Edison have any interesting hobbies?

   • Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio on February 11, 1847. In 1854, his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan. There, "Al's" favorite hobbies were reading and performing chemistry experiments in his basement lab.

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   How did Thomas Edison become so famous?

   • Thomas Edison is famous because he is the most prolific inventor in American history. His 1,093 patents, a record number, covered innovations and improvements in a number of areas such as electric power, motion pictures and sound recording. Edison was born in Ohio in 1847 and began experimenting at a young age.

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9. www.loc.gov › biography › life-of-thomas-alva-edisonLife of Thomas Alva Edison | Biography | Articles and Essays ...

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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. In his 84 years, he acquired an astounding 1,093 patents. Aside from being an inventor, Edison also managed to ...

10. www.thomasedison.org › brief-biographyThomas Edison's Life | United States | Thomas Edison

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    Thomas Edison’s Early Days The brick cottage in which Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847, still stands in Milan, Ohio. Its humble size and simple design serve as a constant reminder that in America, a humble beginning does not hamper the rise to success.