Science / Inventions Dateline: February 11
Thomas Alva Edison (b. 1847-d.1931), was born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio. Edison was the most productive American inventor of his day, receiving more than a thousand patents for applications of scientific principles. Also a 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.
Self-educated, Thomas Alva Edison spent most of his childhood in Michigan and became a railroad newsboy, then at 16, he became a telegraph operator. He patented his first invention, an electronic vote recorder, then set up his own plant in Newark, New Jersey. This time, besides manufacturing, he also developed an automatic telegraph transmitters.
Considered the fourth most prolific inventor in history, he has in his holding 1,093 U.S. patents in his name, as well as many patents in other countries, including the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. He is credited with numerous inventions that contributed to mass communication and, in particular, telecommunications. These included a stock ticker, a mechanical vote recorder, a battery for an electric car, electrical power, recorded music and motion pictures.
His unstoppable scientific pursuit saw him discontinue manufacturing to focus on industrial research. And few years later, he set up his first industrial research laboratory. It was here he developed the carbon telephone transmitter, the phonograph, and the first commercially successful incandescent lamp --- complete with dynamos to household sockets.
Many more scientific endeavors came along. Edison developed a system of electric-power generation and distribution to homes, businesses, and factories – a crucial development in the modern industrialized world. His first power station was on Pearl Street in Manhattan, New York. If we look all around us inside our homes, we see a lot of this great thinker's innovations, the genius of Thomas Alva Edison. And yes, he is most popular with this quote:
"Genius is 99% perspiration, 1% inspiration" is a famous quote that extols the benefits of hard work and effort.
Resources:
Image Credit:
Thomas Edison, Wiki Commons. Accessed Feb 11, 2016.
Profiles Thomas Alva Edison, American inventor of gramophone who laid foundation of electric lighting lamp, and electronics through "Edison Effect."
Thomas Alva Edison (b. 1847-d.1931), was born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio. Edison was the most productive American inventor of his day, receiving more than a thousand patents for applications of scientific principles. Also a 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.
Self-educated, Thomas Alva Edison spent most of his childhood in Michigan and became a railroad newsboy, then at 16, he became a telegraph operator. He patented his first invention, an electronic vote recorder, then set up his own plant in Newark, New Jersey. This time, besides manufacturing, he also developed an automatic telegraph transmitters.
Considered the fourth most prolific inventor in history, he has in his holding 1,093 U.S. patents in his name, as well as many patents in other countries, including the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. He is credited with numerous inventions that contributed to mass communication and, in particular, telecommunications. These included a stock ticker, a mechanical vote recorder, a battery for an electric car, electrical power, recorded music and motion pictures.
His unstoppable scientific pursuit saw him discontinue manufacturing to focus on industrial research. And few years later, he set up his first industrial research laboratory. It was here he developed the carbon telephone transmitter, the phonograph, and the first commercially successful incandescent lamp --- complete with dynamos to household sockets.
Many more scientific endeavors came along. Edison developed a system of electric-power generation and distribution to homes, businesses, and factories – a crucial development in the modern industrialized world. His first power station was on Pearl Street in Manhattan, New York. If we look all around us inside our homes, we see a lot of this great thinker's innovations, the genius of Thomas Alva Edison. And yes, he is most popular with this quote:
"Genius is 99% perspiration, 1% inspiration" is a famous quote that extols the benefits of hard work and effort.
Resources:
- Menlo Park Museum and Edison Memorial Tower
- Thomas Edison National Historical Park
- Edison Museum
- Edison Birthplace Museum
- Thomas Edison House
Image Credit:
Thomas Edison, Wiki Commons. Accessed Feb 11, 2016.
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