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Thomas Edison
Edison c. 1922
Born	Thomas Alva Edison (1847-02-11)February 11, 1847 Milan, Ohio, U.S.
Died	October 18, 1931(1931-10-18) (aged 84) West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Burial place	Thomas Edison National Historical Park
Education	Self-educated; some coursework at Cooper Union
Occupations	Inventor businessman
Years active	1877–1930
Known for	See list Edison effect Edison light bulb Edison screw Edison's Phonograph Doll Electric pen Edisonian approach Edison–Lalande cell Acoustic telegraphy Carbon microphone Etheric force Fluoroscopy Electric power distribution Grasshopper telegraphy Kinetoscope Nickel–iron battery Phonograph Phonomotor Quadruplex telegraph Tasimeter War of the currents Founder of General Electric
Spouses	Mary Stilwell ( m. 1871; died 1884) Mina Miller ( m. 1886)
Children	6, including Madeleine, Charles, and Theodore
Relatives	Lewis Miller (father-in-law)
Awards	See list Matteucci Medal (1887) John Scott Medal (1889) Edward Longstreth Medal (1899) John Fritz Medal (1908) Franklin Medal (1915) Navy Distinguished Service Medal (1920) Congressional Gold Medal (1928)
Thomas Edison’s Voice Edison reciting Mary Had a Little Lamb Recorded 1929
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Thomas Edison
Edison c. 1922
Born	Thomas Alva Edison (1847-02-11)February 11, 1847 Milan, Ohio, U.S.
Died	October 18, 1931(1931-10-18) (aged 84) West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Burial place	Thomas Edison National Historical Park
Education	Self-educated; some coursework at Cooper Union
Occupations	Inventor businessman
Years active	1877–1930
Known for	See list Edison effect Edison light bulb Edison screw Edison's Phonograph Doll Electric pen Edisonian approach Edison–Lalande cell Acoustic telegraphy Carbon microphone Etheric force Fluoroscopy Electric power distribution Grasshopper telegraphy Kinetoscope Nickel–iron battery Phonograph Phonomotor Quadruplex telegraph Tasimeter War of the currents Founder of General Electric
Spouses	Mary Stilwell ( m. 1871; died 1884) Mina Miller ( m. 1886)
Children	6, including Madeleine, Charles, and Theodore
Relatives	Lewis Miller (father-in-law)
Awards	See list Matteucci Medal (1887) John Scott Medal (1889) Edward Longstreth Medal (1899) John Fritz Medal (1908) Franklin Medal (1915) Navy Distinguished Service Medal (1920) Congressional Gold Medal (1928)
Thomas Edison’s Voice Edison reciting Mary Had a Little Lamb Recorded 1929
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Thomas Edison

Edison c. 1922

Born

Thomas Alva Edison

February 11, 1847

Milan, Ohio, U.S.

Died

October 18, 1931 (aged 84)

Burial place

Education

Self-educated; some coursework at Cooper Union

Occupations

Years active

1877–1930

Known for

Spouses

Children

Relatives

Lewis Miller (father-in-law)

Awards

See list

Edison reciting Mary Had a Little Lamb
Recorded 1929

Signature

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