11-04-2005, 08:15 AM
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Thomas Alva Edison was bornon February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio. As a child, he lived in Milan and Port Huron, Michigan. He only received three months of formal schooling, but he became one of the greatest inventors of all of history.
In his late teens, Edison became a railroad newsboy and eventually a telegraph operator. While working in these positions, he began to invent items. He received his first patent â for an electric vote recorder â in 1869. That same year, Edison moved to New York City, where he found employment as the general manager of a stock-ticker company. At the same time, Edison helped establish Pope, Edison &Company. This firm specialized in inventing new products, especially ones that utilized electricity. Edison sold his share of the firm in 1870, and he used the profits to open a manufacturing company. This firm's principal goal was to create new inventions. During this period, among Edison's successful creations were a carbon transmitter, which greatly improved the telephone, and quadruplex telegraphy.
In 1876, Edison moved his firm to Menlo Park, New Jersey. It was at Menlo Park where Edison made his most famous inventions. In 1877, the inventor demonstrated his phonograph for the first time. Two years later, he unveiled the incandescent light bulb. This second discovery led Edison to create elaborate generation plants for electricity, helping make electricity available in many people's homes. In 1887, Edison moved his laboratory to West Orange, New Jersey, where he invented the kinetoscope â the precursor to the film projector â in 1891. During World War I, Edison helped develop new weapons for the United States military. He remained active in science and continued to invent products for the remainder of his life. By the time of his death on October 18, 1931, Edison had received over one thousand patents.
Thomas Alva Edison was bornon February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio. As a child, he lived in Milan and Port Huron, Michigan. He only received three months of formal schooling, but he became one of the greatest inventors of all of history.
In his late teens, Edison became a railroad newsboy and eventually a telegraph operator. While working in these positions, he began to invent items. He received his first patent â for an electric vote recorder â in 1869. That same year, Edison moved to New York City, where he found employment as the general manager of a stock-ticker company. At the same time, Edison helped establish Pope, Edison &Company. This firm specialized in inventing new products, especially ones that utilized electricity. Edison sold his share of the firm in 1870, and he used the profits to open a manufacturing company. This firm's principal goal was to create new inventions. During this period, among Edison's successful creations were a carbon transmitter, which greatly improved the telephone, and quadruplex telegraphy.
In 1876, Edison moved his firm to Menlo Park, New Jersey. It was at Menlo Park where Edison made his most famous inventions. In 1877, the inventor demonstrated his phonograph for the first time. Two years later, he unveiled the incandescent light bulb. This second discovery led Edison to create elaborate generation plants for electricity, helping make electricity available in many people's homes. In 1887, Edison moved his laboratory to West Orange, New Jersey, where he invented the kinetoscope â the precursor to the film projector â in 1891. During World War I, Edison helped develop new weapons for the United States military. He remained active in science and continued to invent products for the remainder of his life. By the time of his death on October 18, 1931, Edison had received over one thousand patents.
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