Thomas A. Edison

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Birth Name: Thomas Alva Edison

Born: 11 February 1847 Died: 18 October 1931

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 10"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Mina Miller

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Description: American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a 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. Edison was a prolific inventor, holding 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. Mo ... (more)