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As a telegraph operator, thomas became interested in communications, which would be the focus of many of his inventions. This is the story of thomas alva edison, probably the worlds greatest inventor. Edison was born in milan, erie county, ohio, on february 11, 1847, son of samuel and nancy elliott edison. He died on oct 18, 1931 in west orange, new jersey. Edison rose from humble beginnings to work as an inventor of major technology.
Thomas alva edison february 11, 1847 october 18, 1931 was an american inventor and businessman who has been described as americas greatest inventor. Without him, the world might still be a dark place. Born into a middleclass family in the american midwest during the 1840s and with little formal education, edison became a household name for his inventions that ushered in a new era of modernity with light and sound in every home. He did so poorly that his mother, a former teacher, taught her son at home. He held the record for the most patents awarded to one man by the u. Thomas alva edison son of samuel edison and nancy elliott was born on feb 11, 1847 in milan, ohio. Thomas alva edison 18471931, the wizard of menlo park, was an american inventor. His father worked at different jobs, including as a shopkeeper and shingle maker. On february 24, 1886, at the age of thirtynine, edison married the 20yearold mina miller. Pdf a brief overview of the major technical achievements of thomas edison, an outstanding american inventor, author of more than us. The greatest american inventor and perhaps the greatest inventor in history was thomas. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass. Thomas alva edison was born february 11, 1847 in milan, ohio pronounced mylan.
In his 84 years, he acquired an astounding 1,093 patents, an average of a. Through relentless tinkering, by trial and error, the story goes, thomas alva edison perseveresand changes the world. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, ncluding the phonogr. The electric light bulb was only one of thousands of edison s inventions, which include the phonograph and the kinetoscope, an early precursor to the movie camera.
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Thomas was an enterprising young man, selling vegetables, candy and newspapers on trains. Jun 27, 2018 thomas alva edison was born in milan, ohio, on february 11, 1847, the youngest of samuel and nancy eliot edison s seven children. Mar 22, 2021 one day in 1882, thomas edison flipped a switch that lit up lower manhattan with incandescent light and changed the way people live ever after. Thomas alva edison is a name to reckon with in the scientific and technological circles of the world. Edison, one of the premiere inventors in american history. He also invented the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. 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. This is likewise one of the factors by obtaining the. For help with downloading a single wikipedia page as a pdf, see help. Thomas alva edison given by ohio to the national statuary hall collection born on february 11, 1847, to a middleclass family in ohio, thomas alva edison became one of the worlds most celebrated and prolific inventors, amassing over a thousand patents during his lifetime.
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