Thomas Alva Edison (1847, February11-1,10, 10/8) was born in Milan, Ohio, USA.
Edison was the first person in human history to use a large number of production principles and electrical engineering research laboratories to patent inventions, which had a great and far-reaching impact on the world. His invention of the phonograph, movie camera and electric light had a great influence on the world. He had more than 2,000 inventions and 1000 patents in his life. Edison was named the ninth among the 65,438+000 people who influenced the United States by the authoritative American periodical Atlantic Monthly.
193 1 year1year1October 18, Thomas Alva Edison died in west orange, new jersey, USA.