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Thomas A. Edison

Thomas A. Edison

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) 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. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrialized world. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of organized science and teamwork to the process of invention, working with many researchers and employees. He established the first industrial research laboratory. Edison was raised in the American Midwest; early in his career he worked as a telegraph operator, which inspired some of his earliest inventions. In 1876, he established his first laboratory facility in Menlo Park, New Jersey, where many of his early inventions were developed. He later established a botanic laboratory in Fort Myers, Florida in collaboration with businessmen Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone, and a laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey that featured the world's first film studio, the Black Maria. He was a prolific inventor, holding 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as patents in other countries. Edison married twice and fathered six children. He died in 1931 of the complications of diabetes.

Personal information

Birthday

1847-02-11

Birth Place

Milan, Ohio, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Day with Thomas A. Edison

A Day with Thomas A. Edison

1922

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Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

1982

5.7

Movie
Edison

Edison

2015

6.8

Movie
Edison: The Invention of the Movies

Edison: The Invention of the Movies

2005

7.0

Movie
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Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

1978

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History 101

2020

7.1

TV
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Horizon

1964

7.3

TV
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

2019

6.8

Movie
Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company

Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company

1909

0.0

Movie
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

1897

5.1

Movie
Murnau, Borzage and Fox

Murnau, Borzage and Fox

2008

7.0

Movie
Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

2002

6.1

Movie
Okay for Sound

Okay for Sound

1946

5.0

Movie
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998

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Movie
The Crash of 1929

The Crash of 1929

1990

0.0

Movie
The Extraordinary Voyage

The Extraordinary Voyage

2011

7.8

Movie
The Film That Was Lost

The Film That Was Lost

1942

8.0

Movie
The Golden Twenties

The Golden Twenties

1950

0.0

Movie
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

2019

7.1

Movie
The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America

The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America

1995

6.3

Movie