Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was born in 1847 in Milan, Ohio. He was both a scientist and an inventor. Edison patented 1,093 inventions in his lifetime. In 1879, after 1,200 experiments, Edison made a light bulb. The light bulb was one of Edison's greatest achievements and it changed the world. The first light bulbs were installed in a steamship and later in a New York factory. By the time Edison died in October, 1931, entire cities were lit up by electricity and as a tribute to this American genius, all of America dimmed their lights for one minute in his honour. Thomas Edison Inventions: • •
Phonograph - 1877 Telegraph - 1874
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Electrical Vote Recorder (first patent)
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Universal Stock Ticker - 1869
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Electric Light Bulb - 1879
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Electric Lighting System
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Mimeograph
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Storage Battery - 1909
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Dictating Machine
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Telephone Transmitter - 1876
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Kinetoscope - 1889
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Electric Pen - 1879
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Talking Doll - 1890