Thomas A. Edison

Active - 1893 - 2022  |   Birth - Feb 11, 1847  |   Death - Oct 18, 1931  |   Genres - Documentary, Silent Film, History, Biography, Comedy | Subgenres - Silent Film, Silent Short, Avant-Garde and Experimental, Boxing Film, Collage Film

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Thomas Alva Edison 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.

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