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Thomas Alva Edison, Thomas Edison, The Wizard of Menlo Park
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Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrialized world. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of organized science and teamwork to the process of invention, working with many researchers and employees. He established the first industrial research laboratory. Edison was raised in the American Midwest; early in his career he worked as a telegraph operator, which inspired some of his earliest inventions. In 1876, he established his first laboratory facility in Menlo Park, New Jersey, where many of his early inventions were developed. He later established a botanic laboratory in Fort Myers, Florida in collaboration with businessmen Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone, and a laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey that featured the world's first film studio, the Black Maria. He was a prolific inventor, holding 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as patents in other countries. Edison married twice and fathered six children. He died in 1931 of the complications of diabetes.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1847-02-11
- event Death Date 1931-10-18
- school Known for: Production
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- info Birth Place Milan, Ohio, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Thomas A. Edison
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Edison: The Invention of the Movies
2005-01-01
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The Film That Was Lost
1942-10-31
5.1
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
1897-05-31
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A Day with Thomas A. Edison
1922-03-08
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Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company
1909-01-01
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The Golden Twenties
1950-04-08
6.8
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019-10-25
7.1
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
2019-01-24
7
Murnau, Borzage and Fox
2008-12-09
7.2
Edison
2015-01-20
0
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998-01-01
5.7
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982-10-09
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Okay for Sound
1946-09-07
7.8
The Extraordinary Voyage
2011-12-08
6.3
The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America
1995-06-16
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The Crash of 1929
1990-11-19
6.2
Naqoyqatsi
2002-09-02
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Guests at the Presentation of Kodacolor at the Home of Mr. George Eastman, Rochester, N.Y.
1928-07-30
7.1
History 101
2020-05-22
7.4
Horizon
1964-02-04
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Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
1978-09-24
movie_edit Directing
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Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company
1909-01-01
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Electrocuting an Elephant
1903-01-12
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Parsifal
1904-11-12
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The Patchwork Girl of Oz
1914-09-28
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The Edison Kinetophone
1913-02-07
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The Musical Blacksmiths
1913-02-07
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Jack's Joke
1913-02-07
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Frankenstein
1910-03-18
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A Jewish Dance at Jerusalem
1903-06-10
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Admiral Cigarette
1897-08-01
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Canoeing on the Charles River, Boston, Mass.
1904-07-01
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The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
1895-08-28
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General Lee's Procession, Havana
1899-01-20
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New York Police Parade, June 1st, 1899
1899-06-20
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Cutting and Canaling Ice
1902-02-24
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Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River
1903-05-20
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Blacksmithing Scene
1893-05-08
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Annie Oakley
1894-11-01
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Sioux Ghost Dance
1894-09-23
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Imperial Japanese Dance
1894-11-05
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Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
1894-11-17
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Indian War Council
1894-12-01
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Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
1896-05-03
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East Side Drive, No. 1
1896-10-31
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Starting for the Fire
1896-11-14
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American Falls from Above, American Side
1896-12-12
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American Falls, from Incline R.R.
1896-12-24
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Cock Fight
1896-12-01
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Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
1897-01-01
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Capsize of Lifeboat
1897-09-30
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Launch of Life Boat
1897-10-20
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Rescue - Resuscitation
1897-10-25
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Launch of Surf Boat
1897-10-25
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The Passion Play of Oberammergau
1898-02-19
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Alciede Capitane
1898-01-01
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Pan-American Exposition by Night
1901-10-18
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Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association Championships
1904-06-07
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Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
1909-08-08
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Lucia di Lammermoor
1911-01-01
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Julius Caesar
1913-02-17
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A Minstrel Show
1913-02-17
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The Old Guard
1913-02-17
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The Politician
1913-03-17
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Nursery Favorites
1913-05-07
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Her Redemption
1913-01-01
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The Irish Policeman
1913-01-01
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The Deaf Mute
1913-02-17
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The Five Bachelors
1913-02-06
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Votes for Women
1913-01-01
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Andrew Carnegie
1914-01-20
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The Birth of the Telephone
1914-01-01
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The Old Violin
1914-01-01
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Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'
1898-10-20
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2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Parade and Embarkation
1899-11-20
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President McKinley Taking the Oath
1901-03-16
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Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2
1899-03-20
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The Trick Cyclist
1901-09-21
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Arrival of the Governor General, Lord Minto, at Quebec
1902-02-22
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Skiing Scene in Quebec
1902-12-04
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Chicago-Michigan Football Game
1903-10-31
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Early Edison Camera Tests
1891-01-01
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Censorship and Its Absurdities
1915-12-31