Biography
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.
Filmography
all 69
Movies 66
self 30
Producer 30
Director 9
TV Shows 3
History 101 (2020)
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)
Edison (2015)
The Extraordinary Voyage (2011)
The Light Bulb Conspiracy (2010)
Murnau, Borzage and Fox (2008)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998)
The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America (1995)
Kisses (1991)
The Crash of 1929 (1990)
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter (1982)
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma (1978)
Project XX: The Innocent Years (1957)
The Golden Twenties (1950)
Okay for Sound (1946)
Nursery Favorites (1913)
The Deaf Mute (1913)
The Old Guard (1913)
Jack's Joke (1913)
The Musical Blacksmiths (1913)
The Edison Kinetophone (1913)
The Five Bachelors (1913)
Frankenstein (1910)
Parsifal (1904)
The Trick Cyclist (1901)
Launch of Surf Boat (1897)
Launch of Life Boat (1897)
Capsize of Lifeboat (1897)
iral Cigarette (1897)
Cock Fight (1896)
Indian War Council (1894)
Imperial Japanese Dance (1894)
Annie Oakley (1894)
Sioux Ghost Dance (1894)
Blacksmithing Scene (1893)
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Gender
Male
Birthday
1847-02-11
Deathday
1931-10-18 (84 years old)
Birth Name
Thomas Alva Edison
Birth Place
Milan, United States
Religion
deism
Height
Relationships
Mary Stilwell Edison (1871 - 1884), Mina Miller (1886 - 1931)
Children
William Leslie Edison, Madeleine Edison, Thomas Alva Edison Jr., Marion Estelle Edison Oeser, Charles Edison, Theodore Miller Edison
Father
Samuel Ogden Edison
Mother
Nancy Elliott
Siblings
Carlisle Snow Edison
Relatives
Lewis Miller
Citizenships
United States of America
Also Known As
Thomas Alva Edison, Thomas Edison, The Wizard of Menlo Park
Awards
Benjamin Franklin Medal, Congressional Gold Medal, Technical Grammy Award, grand officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy, New Jersey Hall of Fame, honorary doctor of Rutgers University, Edward Longstreth Medal, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Grammy Trustees Award, Albert Medal, John Scott Award, Officer of the Legion of Honour, John Fritz Medal, Franklin Medal, Rumford Prize, Matteucci Medal, National Inventors Hall of Fame, Navy Distinguished Service Medal
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