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Thomas Alva Edison, born in Milan, Ohio, USA, died in West Orange, New Jersey, USA. He was an inventor and entrepreneur. Edison was the first person in human history to use the principles of mass production and the laboratory of electrical engineering research to patent inventions that had a profound impact on the world. His inventions of the phonograph, movie camera, and electric light had a great impact on the world. He made more than 2,000 inventions in his lifetime and held more than 1,000 patents.