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Thomas Edison Research
• Most famous for creating inventions
• Born: February 11, 1847 Milan, Ohio U.S.
• Died: October 18, 1931 at the age of 84
• Education: School Dropout
• Occupation: Inventor, businessman
• Religion: Deist
• Spouses: Mary Stilwell, Mina Miller
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Who is Thomas Edison?
• 1847-1854 Milan, Ohio
• 1854-1866 Port Huron, Michigan
• 1866-1876 Various Cities including Boston, New York City
• 1876-1886 Menlo Park, NJ
• Where most of first inventions were created
• 1886 – 1931 West Orange, New Jersey and Fort Myers, Florida
• West Orange – built industrial factory
• Fort Myers – winter home
Where did Thomas Edison live?
• Inventor:• Phonograph 1877 (recorder)
• Telephone Transmitter 1877-1878
• Motion picture camera
• Created the first practical light bulb that lasted 1200 hours
• Developed 1,093 US Patents and more in other countries
• Businessman:• Created the Edison Electric Company in 1878
• Formed General Electric in 1892 (with the Thomas Houston Company)
• Motion Pictures Patents Company in 1908
What did Thomas Edison do?
• He helped create and develop technology• Light bulbs
• Telephone
• Record Player
• Many other inventions
• Created companies• Jobs
• Electricity – first power plant
• General Electric – one of the largest companies today
Why is Thomas Edison important?