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Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed “The Wizard of Menlo Park” (now Edison, New Jersey) by a newspaper reporter, he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large teamwork to the process of invention, and therefore is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory.

• Born: Thomas Alva Edison February 11, 1847 Milan, Ohio, United States
• Died: October 18, 1931 (aged 84) West Orange, New Jersey, USA
• Education: School dropout
• Occupation: Inventor, scientist, businessman
• Religion: Deist
• Spouse: Mary Stilwell (m. 1871–1884) «start: (1871)–end+1: (1885)»“Marriage: Mary Stilwell to Thomas Edison” Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison) Mina Miller (m. 1886–1931) «start: (1886)–end+1: (1932)»“Marriage: Mina Miller to Thomas Edison” Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison)
• Children: Marion Estelle Edison (1873–1965) Thomas Alva Edison Jr. (1876–1935) William Leslie Edison (1878–1937) Madeleine Edison (1888–1979) Charles Edison (1890–1969) Theodore Miller Edison (1898–1992)
• Parents: Samuel Ogden Edison, Jr. (1804–1896) Nancy Matthews Elliott (1810–1871)
• Relatives: Lewis Miller (father-in-law)

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