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  1. Edison, Thomas Edison, Thomas Alva Edisonnoun

    United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931)

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  1. Thomas Alva Edison

    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. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the 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 botanical laboratory in Fort Myers, Florida, in collaboration with businessmen Henry Ford and Harvey S. Firestone, and a laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey, that featured the world's first film studio, the Black Maria. With 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as patents in other countries, Edison is regarded as the most as the most prolific inventor in American history. Edison married twice and fathered six children. He died in 1931 of complications of diabetes.

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    Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and business magnate who played a crucial role in shaping the modern industrialized world. He is best known for developing many devices in fields such as electric power generation, telecommunications, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the practical electric light bulb. Hailed as "The Wizard of Menlo Park," Edison holds a record 1,093 patents for inventions. His work has had a significant impact on society's daily life.

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  1. Thomas Alva Edison

    American inventor, born Milan, Ohio, 10 Feb. 1847. As a boy he sold fruit and papers at the trains. He read, however, Gibbon, Hume and other important works before he was ten. He afterwards set up a paper of his own, then became telegraph operator, studied electricity, invented electric light, the electric pen, the telephone, microphone, phonograph, etc. Edison is known to be an Agnostic and to pay no attention to religion.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Thomas Alva Edison in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

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    The numerical value of Thomas Alva Edison in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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