Thomas Alva Edison (1847, February11-193, June 10, 10/8) is famous in the history of technology. In addition to his inventions and contributions in phonograph, electric light, telephone, telegraph and film, he also has many famous creations and opinions in mining, architecture, chemical industry and other fields. In the United States, Edison has 1093 patents, while his total number of patents in the United States, Britain, France and Germany exceeds 1500. ?
Edison was also a great entrepreneur. 1879, Edison founded "Edison Electric Lighting Company". 1880, incandescent lamps went on sale. 1890, Edison merged its various businesses into Edison General Electric Company. 189 1 year, Edison's thin filament and high vacuum incandescent bulb were patented. 1892, Tom? Houston Company and Edison Electric Lighting Company merged to form General Electric Company, which opened the hegemony of General Electric in the electrical field for a century.
Many news reports: "Edison and Tesla won the Nobel Prize in physics for their contributions to electricity, but refused to award the prize because they could not share the honor."
However, the Nobel Prize official website confirmed that Edison was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics and Chemistry on 19 15. Tesla 1937 was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics.
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1929101October 2 1 day is the 50th anniversary of the invention of electric light. People held celebrations for Edison. Scientists such as Albert Einstein of Germany and Marie Curie of France came to congratulate. Unfortunately, at this celebration, when Edison gave a speech, he suddenly fainted due to excessive excitement and his health went from bad to worse. 193 1 August 1, Edison felt unwell. The doctor diagnosed him with chronic nephritis, uremia and diabetes.
193118 At 3: 24 am, Edison died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 84 at his home in West Orange, New Jersey, USA.
To commemorate Edison, the U.S. government ordered a nationwide power outage 1 minute,1October 2 1 day at 6: 59, and lights were turned off in Hollywood and Denver. At 7: 59, the eastern United States lost power for one minute; At 8: 59, the Chicago tram and elevated subway stopped running; From the Mississippi valley to the gulf of Mexico, it fell into darkness; The torch in the hands of the Statue of Liberty in New York went out at 9: 59. In this minute, the United States seems to have returned to the era of kerosene lamps and gas lamps. A minute later, the lights were brightly lit from the east coast to the west coast.
Edison was named the ninth among 100 people who influenced the United States by the authoritative American periodical Atlantic Monthly.
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