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  3. IMAGO International History, Archive, Great Inventors, Thomas Edison 1847-1931

IMAGO International History, Archive, Great Inventors, Thomas Edison 1847-1931

Apr 24, 2026

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  • THOMAS EDISON (1847-1931). American inventor. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0005791

    THOMAS EDISON (1847-1931). American inventor. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0005791

  • THOMAS EDISON (1847-1931). American inventor. Photographed in his chemical laboratory, West Orange, New Jersey, in 1888. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0003882

    THOMAS EDISON (1847-1931). American inventor. Photographed in his chemical laboratory, West Orange, New Jersey, in 1888. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0003882

  • EDISON: STUDIO, 1893. The Black Maria, the world s first motion picture studio erected in 1893, on the grounds of Thomas A. Edison s laboratory, West Orange, New Jersey. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0003823

    EDISON: STUDIO, 1893. The Black Maria, the world s first motion picture studio erected in 1893, on the grounds of Thomas A. Edison s laboratory, West Orange, New Jersey. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0003823

  • EDISON & STEINMETZ, 1922. American inventor, Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), and German-American electrical engineer, Charles P. Steinmetz (1865-1923), in the latter s laboratory at Schenectady, New York, on 18 October 1922. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0002713

    EDISON & STEINMETZ, 1922. American inventor, Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), and German-American electrical engineer, Charles P. Steinmetz (1865-1923), in the latter s laboratory at Schenectady, New York, on 18 October 1922. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0002713

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED THOMAS EDISON THOMAS ALVA EDISON (1847 - 1931), American inventor in 1929 at Dearborn, Michigan with Henry Ford, Mr Black (engineer), Mrs Edison and President Hoover. Date: 1929 Copyright: Gemini 10066387

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED THOMAS EDISON THOMAS ALVA EDISON (1847 - 1931), American inventor in 1929 at Dearborn, Michigan with Henry Ford, Mr Black (engineer), Mrs Edison and President Hoover. Date: 1929 Copyright: Gemini 10066387

  • Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison (1847 - 1931), American inventor and businessman, who has been described as America s greatest inventor. Photograph showing Edison in his laboratory at West Orange, New Jersey, working on the battery installed in a special tramcar. Date: 1910 Copyright: Copyrightx(c)Geminix2023.xCredit:xGemini 12041592

    Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison (1847 - 1931), American inventor and businessman, who has been described as America s greatest inventor. Photograph showing Edison in his laboratory at West Orange, New Jersey, working on the battery installed in a special tramcar. Date: 1910 Copyright: Copyrightx(c)Geminix2023.xCredit:xGemini 12041592

  • T. A. Thomas Alva Edison and wife Copyright: xpiemagsx bainloctpie08092022-22119 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

    T. A. Thomas Alva Edison and wife Copyright: xpiemagsx bainloctpie08092022-22119 !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT!

  • Altes schwarz-weiß Foto, Thomas Edison Aufnahmeraum für Musik, ca. 1900, Fort Myers, Florida, USA, Nordamerika Copyright: imageBROKER RaimundxFranken iblrfn07211729.jpg

    Altes schwarz-weiß Foto, Thomas Edison Aufnahmeraum für Musik, ca. 1900, Fort Myers, Florida, USA, Nordamerika Copyright: imageBROKER RaimundxFranken iblrfn07211729.jpg

  • Altes schwarz-weiß Foto, Manufacture of phonographs and records was one of Thomas Edison most profitable ventures, 1920, Fort Myers, Florida, USA, Nordamerika Copyright: imageBROKER RaimundxFranken iblrfn07211727.jpg

    Altes schwarz-weiß Foto, Manufacture of phonographs and records was one of Thomas Edison most profitable ventures, 1920, Fort Myers, Florida, USA, Nordamerika Copyright: imageBROKER RaimundxFranken iblrfn07211727.jpg

  • Altes schwarz-weiß Foto, Thomas Edison, Menlo Park laboratory Labor mit elektrischer Beleuchtung,, 1880, Fort Myers, Florida, USA, Nordamerika Copyright: imageBROKER RaimundxFranken iblrfn07211724.jpg

    Altes schwarz-weiß Foto, Thomas Edison, Menlo Park laboratory Labor mit elektrischer Beleuchtung,, 1880, Fort Myers, Florida, USA, Nordamerika Copyright: imageBROKER RaimundxFranken iblrfn07211724.jpg

  • Altes schwarz-weiß Foto, Thomas Edison and Jehr Nachstellung der Evakuierung einer experimentellen Glühbirne, 1929, Fort Myers, Florida, USA, Nordamerika Copyright: imageBROKER RaimundxFranken iblrfn07211723.jpg

    Altes schwarz-weiß Foto, Thomas Edison and Jehr Nachstellung der Evakuierung einer experimentellen Glühbirne, 1929, Fort Myers, Florida, USA, Nordamerika Copyright: imageBROKER RaimundxFranken iblrfn07211723.jpg

  • Altes schwarz-weiß Foto, Thomas Edison, ca. 1913, Fort Myers, Florida, USA, Nordamerika Copyright: imageBROKER RaimundxFranken iblrfn07211722.jpg

    Altes schwarz-weiß Foto, Thomas Edison, ca. 1913, Fort Myers, Florida, USA, Nordamerika Copyright: imageBROKER RaimundxFranken iblrfn07211722.jpg

  • Inventor Thomas Alva Edison ca. 1911 1062_05_L_-8593-

    Inventor Thomas Alva Edison ca. 1911 1062_05_L_-8593-

  • Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American Inventor, three-quarter length Portrait, National Photo Company, 1926 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx xGlasshousexImagesx ghi-circa10408

    Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American Inventor, three-quarter length Portrait, National Photo Company, 1926 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx xGlasshousexImagesx ghi-circa10408

  • Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American Inventor, head and shoulders Portrait, Detroit Publishing Company, 1920 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx xGlasshousexImagesx ghi-circa10393

    Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American Inventor, head and shoulders Portrait, Detroit Publishing Company, 1920 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx xGlasshousexImagesx ghi-circa10393

  • Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American Inventor, half-length Portrait, Louis Bachrach, Bachrach Studios, 1922 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx xGlasshousexImagesx ghi-circa10392

    Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American Inventor, half-length Portrait, Louis Bachrach, Bachrach Studios, 1922 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx xGlasshousexImagesx ghi-circa10392

  • Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American Inventor, three-quarter length Portrait, Unidentified Artist, 1906 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx xGlasshousexImagesx ghi-circa10391

    Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American Inventor, three-quarter length Portrait, Unidentified Artist, 1906 Copyright: xCircaxImagesx xGlasshousexImagesx ghi-circa10391

  • 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 the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb.<br ><br > Edison was a prolific inventor, holding 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. More significant than the number of Edison s patents was the widespread impact of his inventions: electric light and power utilities, sound recording, and motion pictures all established major new industries world-wide. Edison s inventions contributed to mass communication and, in particular, telecommunications. These xSupplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd.x Copyright: xx

    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 the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb.<br ><br > Edison was a prolific inventor, holding 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. More significant than the number of Edison s patents was the widespread impact of his inventions: electric light and power utilities, sound recording, and motion pictures all established major new industries world-wide. Edison s inventions contributed to mass communication and, in particular, telecommunications. These xSupplier:xCPAxMediaxCo.xLtd.x Copyright: xx

  • PHONOGRAPH XIXth c The new Edison phonograph, last form of the apparatus presented to the Academy of Sciences by Colonel Gouraud Illustration by Poyet 1846 1913 taken from the magazine La Nature of May 4, 1889 Credit Collection KHARBINE TAPABOR KH246550

    PHONOGRAPH XIXth c The new Edison phonograph, last form of the apparatus presented to the Academy of Sciences by Colonel Gouraud Illustration by Poyet 1846 1913 taken from the magazine La Nature of May 4, 1889 Credit Collection KHARBINE TAPABOR KH246550

  • Thomas EDISON The youth of Thomas EDISON 1847 1931 as a newspaper seller Illustration by Jules FERAT around 1890 for Les nouvelles conquetes de la science L electricity by Louis FIGUIER 1819 1894 Credit Coll Jonas Kharbine Tapabor KH193092

    Thomas EDISON The youth of Thomas EDISON 1847 1931 as a newspaper seller Illustration by Jules FERAT around 1890 for Les nouvelles conquetes de la science L electricity by Louis FIGUIER 1819 1894 Credit Coll Jonas Kharbine Tapabor KH193092

  • ELECTRICITY Thomas EDISONs exhibition 1847 1931, Paris, The International Electricity Exhibition at the Palais de l Industrie Gravure in l Illustration of October 1, 1881 Credit Collection KHARBINE TAPABOR KH38604

    ELECTRICITY Thomas EDISONs exhibition 1847 1931, Paris, The International Electricity Exhibition at the Palais de l Industrie Gravure in l Illustration of October 1, 1881 Credit Collection KHARBINE TAPABOR KH38604

  • Electricity Dairy driven by an EDISON machine 1847 1931 at the international electricity exhibition in Munich in 1883 Engraving by E TOURNOIS from the Universal Electricity Journal published under the direction of Th of the MONCEL Credit Collection KHARBINE TAPABOR KH34473

    Electricity Dairy driven by an EDISON machine 1847 1931 at the international electricity exhibition in Munich in 1883 Engraving by E TOURNOIS from the Universal Electricity Journal published under the direction of Th of the MONCEL Credit Collection KHARBINE TAPABOR KH34473

  • EDISON Thomas Thomas EDISON 1847 1931 next to his telephone Anonymous photograph for a postcard around 1905 Credit Collection IM KHARBINE TAPABOR KH172461

    EDISON Thomas Thomas EDISON 1847 1931 next to his telephone Anonymous photograph for a postcard around 1905 Credit Collection IM KHARBINE TAPABOR KH172461

  • EDISON Large EDISON dynamo electric machine capable of operating 1000 incandescent lamps presented at the International Exhibition of Electricity at the Palais de lIndustrie in 1881 Engraving in Main applications of electricity by E HOSPITALIER, 1882 Credit Collection Kharbine Tapabor KH36707

    EDISON Large EDISON dynamo electric machine capable of operating 1000 incandescent lamps presented at the International Exhibition of Electricity at the Palais de lIndustrie in 1881 Engraving in Main applications of electricity by E HOSPITALIER, 1882 Credit Collection Kharbine Tapabor KH36707

  • EDISON EDISON and his first incandescent lamp, photograph taken for the fiftieth anniversary of the electric lamp in 1929, in his left hand he holds his first bulb called 16 candles and on the right a modern lamp of 150 000 Credit Collection Kharbine Tapabor KH12091

    EDISON EDISON and his first incandescent lamp, photograph taken for the fiftieth anniversary of the electric lamp in 1929, in his left hand he holds his first bulb called 16 candles and on the right a modern lamp of 150 000 Credit Collection Kharbine Tapabor KH12091

  • Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor, listening to a recording on his phonograph. This is an electric model powered by a bichromate cell (left), a form of wet battery. Engraving c1895 Photos12.com - Ann Ronan Picture Library Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP07110460001551

    Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor, listening to a recording on his phonograph. This is an electric model powered by a bichromate cell (left), a form of wet battery. Engraving c1895 Photos12.com - Ann Ronan Picture Library Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP07110460001551

  • Thomas Alva Edison with his phonograph (2nd model), taken in Mathew Brady s Washington, D.C. studio (1878) File Reference 1003_826THA Hollywood CA USA Copyright: xCinemaxLegacyxCollection ThexHollywoodxArchivex 1003_826THA

    Thomas Alva Edison with his phonograph (2nd model), taken in Mathew Brady s Washington, D.C. studio (1878) File Reference 1003_826THA Hollywood CA USA Copyright: xCinemaxLegacyxCollection ThexHollywoodxArchivex 1003_826THA

  • An engraving depicting Edison s Jumbo Engine-driver Dynamo on show at the Paris Electrical Exhibition of 1881. Thomas Edison (1847-1931) an American inventor and businessman. Dated 19th century. 917_36_WHA_124_0317

    An engraving depicting Edison s Jumbo Engine-driver Dynamo on show at the Paris Electrical Exhibition of 1881. Thomas Edison (1847-1931) an American inventor and businessman. Dated 19th century. 917_36_WHA_124_0317

  • Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor, listening to a recording on his phonograph. This is an electric model powered by a bichromate cell (left), a form of wet battery. Engraving c1895. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchives0460001551

    Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor, listening to a recording on his phonograph. This is an electric model powered by a bichromate cell (left), a form of wet battery. Engraving c1895. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchives0460001551

  • Advertisement for Ediswan incandescent light bulbs, 1898. The Ediswan brand was the result of a merging of the interests of the two pioneers of electric light bulbs, the American Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) and the Englishman Joseph Wilson Swan (1828-1914). From The Graphic , (London, 8 April 1898). Engraving WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchives0460000770

    Advertisement for Ediswan incandescent light bulbs, 1898. The Ediswan brand was the result of a merging of the interests of the two pioneers of electric light bulbs, the American Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) and the Englishman Joseph Wilson Swan (1828-1914). From The Graphic , (London, 8 April 1898). Engraving WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchives0460000770

  • Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor, with his first dynamo for producing electric light. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchives0460000552

    Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor, with his first dynamo for producing electric light. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchives0460000552

  • October 20, 1922 - Menlo Park, NJ, United States of America - Inventor Thomas Alva Edison, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front from 1922. Edison developed or invented the photography, motion picture camera, electric light bulb, sound recording, stock ticker and dozens of other devices. Menlo Park United States of America - ZUMAp138

    October 20, 1922 - Menlo Park, NJ, United States of America - Inventor Thomas Alva Edison, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front from 1922. Edison developed or invented the photography, motion picture camera, electric light bulb, sound recording, stock ticker and dozens of other devices. Menlo Park United States of America - ZUMAp138

  • Thomas Alva Edison, 1847 - 1931, US-amerikanischer Erfinder und Unternehmer iblhdf03854362.jpg

    Thomas Alva Edison, 1847 - 1931, US-amerikanischer Erfinder und Unternehmer iblhdf03854362.jpg

  • Welcoming Edison back from Europe by laboratory employees West Orange Yard 9th October 1911 Edison, Thomas Alva (the Wizard of Menlo Park) US inventor; opened research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey 1876 (moved to West Orange, New Jersey 1887); invented phonograph (1st demonstrated 1877); invented incandescent electric light 1879; invented kinetograph camera and kinetoscope motion-picture viewer (patented 1891) _1847-1931 UnitedArchives00925503

    Welcoming Edison back from Europe by laboratory employees West Orange Yard 9th October 1911 Edison, Thomas Alva (the Wizard of Menlo Park) US inventor; opened research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey 1876 (moved to West Orange, New Jersey 1887); invented phonograph (1st demonstrated 1877); invented incandescent electric light 1879; invented kinetograph camera and kinetoscope motion-picture viewer (patented 1891) _1847-1931 UnitedArchives00925503

  • George Morrison on the left, manager of the General Electric Works, and Thomas Alva Edison with Dr. Irving Langmuir, examining vacuum tube in research laboratory 1922. Local Caption 16150 , Porträt UnitedArchives00900125

    George Morrison on the left, manager of the General Electric Works, and Thomas Alva Edison with Dr. Irving Langmuir, examining vacuum tube in research laboratory 1922. Local Caption 16150 , Porträt UnitedArchives00900125

  • Edison with motion picture machine (not his own make) in West Orange Library 1897 Edison, Thomas Alva (the Wizard of Menlo Park) US inventor; opened research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey 1876 (moved to West Orange, New Jersey 1887); invented phonograph (1st demonstrated 1877); invented incandescent electric light 1879; invented kinetograph camera and kinetoscope motion-picture viewer (patented 1891) _1847-1931 UnitedArchives00891476

    Edison with motion picture machine (not his own make) in West Orange Library 1897 Edison, Thomas Alva (the Wizard of Menlo Park) US inventor; opened research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey 1876 (moved to West Orange, New Jersey 1887); invented phonograph (1st demonstrated 1877); invented incandescent electric light 1879; invented kinetograph camera and kinetoscope motion-picture viewer (patented 1891) _1847-1931 UnitedArchives00891476

  • Edison with motion picture machine (not his own make) in West Orange Library 1897 Edison, Thomas Alva (the Wizard of Menlo Park) US inventor; opened research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey 1876 (moved to West Orange, New Jersey 1887); invented phonograph (1st demonstrated 1877); invented incandescent electric light 1879; invented kinetograph camera and kinetoscope motion-picture viewer (patented 1891) _1847-1931 Mono Print UnitedArchives0873588

    Edison with motion picture machine (not his own make) in West Orange Library 1897 Edison, Thomas Alva (the Wizard of Menlo Park) US inventor; opened research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey 1876 (moved to West Orange, New Jersey 1887); invented phonograph (1st demonstrated 1877); invented incandescent electric light 1879; invented kinetograph camera and kinetoscope motion-picture viewer (patented 1891) _1847-1931 Mono Print UnitedArchives0873588

  • George Morrison on the left, manager of the General Electric Works, and Thomas Alva Edison with Dr. Irving Langmuir, examining vacuum tube in research laboratory 1922. Local Caption 16150 Mono Print !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives0619099

    George Morrison on the left, manager of the General Electric Works, and Thomas Alva Edison with Dr. Irving Langmuir, examining vacuum tube in research laboratory 1922. Local Caption 16150 Mono Print !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives0619099

  • Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), US scientist and inventor, who founded the Edison Light Company in 1889. Mono Print UnitedArchives0753377

    Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), US scientist and inventor, who founded the Edison Light Company in 1889. Mono Print UnitedArchives0753377

  • The Edison Machine Works at Goerck Street New York City 1881 Edison, Thomas Alva (the Wizard of Menlo Park) US inventor; opened research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey 1876 (moved to West Orange, New Jersey 1887); invented phonograph (1st demonstrated 1877); invented incandescent electric light 1879; invented kinetograph camera and kinetoscope motion-picture viewer (patented 1891) _1847-1931 Mono Print UnitedArchives0816403

    The Edison Machine Works at Goerck Street New York City 1881 Edison, Thomas Alva (the Wizard of Menlo Park) US inventor; opened research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey 1876 (moved to West Orange, New Jersey 1887); invented phonograph (1st demonstrated 1877); invented incandescent electric light 1879; invented kinetograph camera and kinetoscope motion-picture viewer (patented 1891) _1847-1931 Mono Print UnitedArchives0816403

  • Edison seated at Telegraph key 1920 28th July 1920 Edison National Historic Site Orange New Jersey Edison, Thomas Alva (the Wizard of Menlo Park) US inventor; opened research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey 1876 (moved to West Orange, New Jersey 1887); invented phonograph (1st demonstrated 1877); invented incandescent electric light 1879; invented kinetograph camera and kinetoscope motion-picture viewer (patented 1891) _1847-1931 Mono Print UnitedArchives0813685

    Edison seated at Telegraph key 1920 28th July 1920 Edison National Historic Site Orange New Jersey Edison, Thomas Alva (the Wizard of Menlo Park) US inventor; opened research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey 1876 (moved to West Orange, New Jersey 1887); invented phonograph (1st demonstrated 1877); invented incandescent electric light 1879; invented kinetograph camera and kinetoscope motion-picture viewer (patented 1891) _1847-1931 Mono Print UnitedArchives0813685

  • Window display featuring Edison Day October 21st 1916 Anniversary of Incandescent Lighting Edison, Thomas Alva (the Wizard of Menlo Park) US inventor; opened research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey 1876 (moved to West Orange, New Jersey 1887); invented phonograph (1st demonstrated 1877); invented incandescent electric light 1879; invented kinetograph camera and kinetoscope motion-picture viewer (patented 1891) _1847-1931 Mono Print UnitedArchives0813565

    Window display featuring Edison Day October 21st 1916 Anniversary of Incandescent Lighting Edison, Thomas Alva (the Wizard of Menlo Park) US inventor; opened research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey 1876 (moved to West Orange, New Jersey 1887); invented phonograph (1st demonstrated 1877); invented incandescent electric light 1879; invented kinetograph camera and kinetoscope motion-picture viewer (patented 1891) _1847-1931 Mono Print UnitedArchives0813565

  • Thomas Edison listening to new disc phono Edison, Thomas Alva (the Wizard of Menlo Park) US inventor; opened research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey 1876 (moved to West Orange, New Jersey 1887); invented phonograph (1st demonstrated 1877); invented incandescent electric light 1879; invented kinetograph camera and kinetoscope motion-picture viewer (patented 1891) _1847-1931 Mono Print UnitedArchives0810140

    Thomas Edison listening to new disc phono Edison, Thomas Alva (the Wizard of Menlo Park) US inventor; opened research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey 1876 (moved to West Orange, New Jersey 1887); invented phonograph (1st demonstrated 1877); invented incandescent electric light 1879; invented kinetograph camera and kinetoscope motion-picture viewer (patented 1891) _1847-1931 Mono Print UnitedArchives0810140

  • Edison Electric Railway of 1880 at Menlo Park New Jersey Edison, Thomas Alva (the Wizard of Menlo Park) US inventor; opened research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey 1876 (moved to West Orange, New Jersey 1887); invented phonograph (1st demonstrated 1877); invented incandescent electric light 1879; invented kinetograph camera and kinetoscope motion-picture viewer (patented 1891) _1847-1931 Mono Print UnitedArchives0807007

    Edison Electric Railway of 1880 at Menlo Park New Jersey Edison, Thomas Alva (the Wizard of Menlo Park) US inventor; opened research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey 1876 (moved to West Orange, New Jersey 1887); invented phonograph (1st demonstrated 1877); invented incandescent electric light 1879; invented kinetograph camera and kinetoscope motion-picture viewer (patented 1891) _1847-1931 Mono Print UnitedArchives0807007

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