Thomas Edison


Thomas Edison
Biography: Thomas Edison by Wendy R. Thomas Edison was born in Ohio in 1847, the youngest of seven children, and grew up in Michigan. Edison wasn't much of a student in school because his mind always seemed to be wandering. He only attended school for a few months before his mother dec... More> Biography of Thomas Alva Edison by D. Vogt Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) was one of the most important inventors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is credited with the invention of the phonograph, the video camera, and the electric light bulb, and held over a thousand patents du... More>
	The top inventions of Thomas Alva Edison by Cicely Richard Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) earned the reputation as “The Wizard of Menlo Park” because of his work as an inventor and scientist. Though he is best known for inventing incandescent light bulbs, Edison was a prolific inventor who held ... More> Famous people educated at home: Thomas Edison by Elie Hutcheson Thomas Alva Edison grew up in the age of the one room schoolhouse. Children of all ages were taught together in one school room. They had one teacher who taught them all subjects. The school which Edison attended for a brief 12 weeks was just such a... More>
The Thomas Edison - Nikola Tesla rivalry by Gene Patterson Thomas Edison – Nikola Tesla rivalry lasted for many years. Often it was a case of one-upmanship from invention to invention. They are certainly the greatest inventors in America; likely two of the greatest ever inventors in the hi... More> Thomas Edison's weird psycho-phone by Terrence Aym During his lifetime, Thomas Alva Edison filed for almost 1,700 patents. 1,093 applications were successfully awarded the prodigious inventor. Yet in the archives of his achievements at the Edison National Historic Site, housing five million pages of... More>
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