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Thomas Alva Edison |
Thomas Edison was a great inventor. He had over 1,000 patents in his name. He was also a business entrepreneur. Many of his inventions were the fruit of group efforts in his large invention laboratory where many people worked for him to help develop,build and test his inventions. He also started many companies including General Electric.
Thomas Edison was born in Milan,Ohio on February 11, 1847. When he was seven, his family moved to Port Huron,Michigan. Edison lived there until be struck out on his own at the age of sixteen. He loved to read especially in what was going on in the world outside of Port Huron.
The Phonograph was the first major invention by Thomas Edison and it made him famous. It was the first machine that was able to record and playback sound. Another one of his renowned inventions was Light Bulb. Although, he did not invent the first electric light, Edison made the first practical electric light bulb that could be manufactured and used in our houses. Another one in the list was The Motion Picture. Edison did a lot of work in creating the motion picture camera and helped in the progress of practical movies.