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Thomas Edison
American inventor and businessman (1847–1931)
"Edison" redirects here. For other uses, see Edison (disambiguation).
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| 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 |
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| Years active | 1877–1930 |
| Known for | Phonograph, Electric light, Electric power transport, early motion pictures, see list |
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| Children | 6, including Madeleine, Charles, and Theodore |
| Relatives | Lewis Miller (father-in-law) |
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Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman.[1][2] • Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847. Edison’s father, Samuel, was a shingle maker and land speculator, while his mother, Nancy, kept house and taught young Edison at home. Edison was the youngest of seven children, only four of whom lived past their childhoods. Because his siblings were more than 15 years older, Edison was the only child in the home and received the benefit of both parents’ dutiful attention. His family moved from Ohio to Port Huron, Michigan, in 1854. As a boy, Edison attended school only briefly. His education came in large part at home where his mother taught and his father kept a library. Edison was encouraged to read and developed a strong interest in reading, in subjects ranging from Western history to general science. Like many scientifically-minded boys of his era, Edison took a special interest in chemistry and assembled a home laboratory where he collected chemicals and experi • [By the early 1880s] Edison felt the need to be closer to where the business was in New York City, and his operations were quickly outgrowing the existing facilities at Menlo Park. The family moved into a house at 25 Gramercy Park in New York City but spent their summers in the Menlo Park home.15 On August 9, 1884 Edison’s wife, Mary, died of typhoid fever.16 Edison was devastated. In the summer of 1885, he met Mina Miller, a music student in Boston at a dinner party at a mutual friend’s residence. After months traveling between Boston and New York, Edison married Mina Miller in her hometown of Akron, Ohio on February 24, 1886.17 Together they had three children, Madeline, born May 31, 1888; Charles, born August 3, 1890; and Theodore, born July 10, 1898. In 1886, Edison started building a new facility in West Orange, New Jersey. In 1887, his laboratory moved out of Menlo Park and into the new, much larger laboratory in West Orange. This is where Edison spent the remaining forty-four
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