Thomas A. Edison
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Born 1847-02-11
Died 1931-10-18
Milan, Ohio, USA
92 credits
Grammy Awards 1
John Scott Award 2
Matteucci Medal 1
honorary doctor of Rutgers University 1
Officer of the Legion of Honour 1
Awards
Won 1 Grammy Award
Grammy Awards 1 won
- 2010 Technical Grammy Award Won
John Scott Award 2 won
- 1929 John Scott Award Won
- — John Scott Award Won
Matteucci Medal 1 won
- — Matteucci Medal Won
honorary doctor of Rutgers University 1 won
- — honorary doctor of Rutgers University Won
Officer of the Legion of Honour 1 won
- — Officer of the Legion of Honour Won
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Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrialized world. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of organized science and teamwork to the process of invention, working with many researchers and employees. He established the first industrial research laboratory.
Edison was raised in the American Midwest; early in his career he worked as a telegraph operator, which inspired some of his earliest inventions. In 1876, he established his first laboratory facility in Menlo Park, New Jersey, where many of his early inventions were developed. He later established a botanic laboratory in Fort Myers, Florida in collaboration with businessmen Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone, and a laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey that featured the world's first film studio, the Black Maria. He was a prolific inventor, holding 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as patents in other countries. Edison married twice and fathered six children. He died in 1931 of the complications of diabetes.
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Filmography
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Producing
40 credits
Frankenstein
Annie Oakley
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
The Musical Blacksmiths
Blacksmithing Scene
The Politician
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Nursery Favorites
Rescue - Resuscitation
Andrew Carnegie
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Pillow Fight
Little Mischief
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
Electrocuting an Elephant
Parsifal
Sioux Ghost Dance
Her Redemption
2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Parade and Embarkation
Launch of Life Boat
Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
Admiral Cigarette
Julius Caesar
Cock Fight
Alciede Capitane
The Passion Play of Oberammergau
Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'
American Falls from Above, American Side
The Deaf Mute
President McKinley Taking the Oath
Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association Championships
Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River
The Five Bachelors
Launch of Surf Boat
Chicago-Michigan Football Game
The Old Violin
Capsize of Lifeboat
The Birth of the Telephone
Lucia di Lammermoor
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
Acting
18 credits
Horizon
Epic Rap Battles of History
History 101
MGM Parade
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
Naqoyqatsi
The Extraordinary Voyage
The Golden Twenties
The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America
EQUITY 6928
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Edison
The Crash of 1929
A Trip to Mars
Murnau, Borzage and Fox
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
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