- Born
- February 11, 1847
- Died
- October 18, 1931 (aged 84)
- Known as
- engineer, inventor, entrepreneur, physicist, mathematician, screenwriter
Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman known for his work on the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, electric power distribution and early motion pictures. The merger of the Edison General Electric Company and the competitor Thomson-Houston Electric Company resulted in the formation of General Electric. Edison registered 1,093 patents in the United States.
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