Thomas A. Edison
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- Production
- Born
- February 11, 1847
- Died
- October 18, 1931 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Milan, Ohio, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Frankenstein
Naqoyqatsi
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Blacksmith Scene
History 101
Electrocuting an Elephant
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Annie Oakley
The Extraordinary Voyage
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
Photos
Filmography
Censorship and Its Absurdities
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The Patchwork Girl of Oz
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Andrew Carnegie
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The Birth of the Telephone
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The Old Violin
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The Edison Kinetophone
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The Musical Blacksmiths
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Jack's Joke
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Julius Caesar
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A Minstrel Show
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The Old Guard
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The Politician
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Nursery Favorites
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Her Redemption
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The Irish Policeman
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The Deaf Mute
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The Five Bachelors
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Votes for Women
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The Spanish Cavalier
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Lucia di Lammermoor
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Frankenstein
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Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company
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Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
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Parsifal
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Canoeing on the Charles River, Boston, Mass.
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Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association Championships
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Electrocuting an Elephant
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A Jewish Dance at Jerusalem
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Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River
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Chicago-Michigan Football Game
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Cutting and Canaling Ice
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Arrival of the Governor General, Lord Minto, at Quebec
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Skiing Scene in Quebec
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Pan-American Exposition by Night
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President McKinley Taking the Oath
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General Lee's Procession, Havana
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New York Police Parade, June 1st, 1899
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2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Parade and Embarkation
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Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2
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The Passion Play of Oberammergau
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Alciede Capitane
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Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'
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Little Mischief
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Admiral Cigarette
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Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
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Capsize of Lifeboat
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Launch of Life Boat
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Rescue - Resuscitation
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Launch of Surf Boat
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Pillow Fight
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Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
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East Side Drive, No. 1
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Starting for the Fire
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American Falls from Above, American Side
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American Falls, from Incline R.R.
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Cock Fight
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The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
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Annie Oakley
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Sioux Ghost Dance
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Imperial Japanese Dance
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Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
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Indian War Council
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Dickson Experimental Sound Film
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Blacksmith Scene
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Early Edison Camera Tests
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