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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?