Thomas Alva Edison was born in Ohio, USA, on February 1847. He was an American inventor, scientist and businessman who developed many devices such as the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the electric light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park" he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and teamwork to the process of invention, and therefore is credited with the creation of industrial research laboratory.
He was one of the inventors who contributed most to change the life of modern man. In turn, Edison, was a key figure in the consolidation of new technological research. He is considered one of the most prolific inventors in history, holding 1,093 U.S. patents as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. He is credited with numerous inventions that contributed to mass communication and, in particular, telecommunications. These included a stock ticker, a mechanical vote recorder, a battery for an electric car, electrical power, recorded music and motion pictures. His advanced work in these fields was an outgrowth of his early career as a telegraph operator. Edison originated the concept and implementation of electric-power generation and distribution. Some of this inventions are : light bulb, phonograph, dictaphone…Edison died in 1931 in New Jersey.
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