Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931 - Drawing. Public domain image.
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Full length, seated at telegraph key, facing slightly right.
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Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who is best known for his work in the field of electricity. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park", he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention, and because of that, he is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory. He is credited with the development of many important devices and technologies, including the light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera. Edison was a highly successful and influential inventor, with more than 1,000 patents to his name. He was also a pioneering entrepreneur, founding companies such as General Electric and the Edison Electric Light Company. "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."
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- Thomas Alva Edison Telegraph Stock Photos and Images - Alamy
- opened research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey 1876 - Alamy
- Telegraph Key Stock Photos and Images - Alamy
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- (se mudó a West Orange, Nueva Jersey, 1887); inventó el fonógrafo
- Thomas Edison Telegraph Banque d'image et photos - Alamy
- Thomas Edison Telegraph Immagini e Fotos Stock - Alamy
- (déplacé à West Orange, New Jersey 1887) ; inventé phonographe
- geöffnet Forschungslabor in Menlo Park, New Jersey 1876 - Alamy