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Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio USA. He eventually worked in many places throughout the USA.
Thomas Edison was born in New Jersey in 1847, which means he was 16 when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed into law. Additionally, New Jersey had outlawed slavery the year before his birth, 1846. His young age at the end of slavery in the US combined with the state in which he was raised having been a Free State all his life, leads me to the conclusion that Thomas Alva Edison never owned any slaves.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.Thomas A. Edison - [Genius]Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success.Thomas A. Edison - [Invention and Inventor]As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.Thomas A. Edison - [Worry]Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!Thomas A. Edison - [Courage]Discontent is the first necessity of progress.Thomas A. Edison - [Discontent]Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.Thomas A. Edison - [Patience]Great ideas originate in the muscles.Thomas A. Edison - [Ideas]Hell, there are no rules here, we are trying to accomplish something.Thomas A. Edison - [Rules]His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine.Thomas A. Edison - [Genius]I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.Thomas A. Edison - [Failure]Friendship: Thomas Edison QuotesI have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.Funny: Thomas Edison QuotesI have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.Overcoming Failure: Thomas Edison QuotesMany of life's failures are men who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.Perseverance, Persistence: Thomas Edison QuotesNearly every man who develops an idea works at it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged.Funny: Thomas Edison QuotesOpportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.Overcoming Failure: Thomas Edison QuotesShow me a thoroughly satisfied man, and I will show you a failure.
the inventions include many things for example Duplex telegraph system, phonograph, carbon button microphone,NOT the light bulb though.
thomas Edison had 1093 patens in his inventions1093.1093
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Thomas Alva Edison was granted 1,093 patents
I believe the final count was 1093 patents issued to Tom.
Thomas Edison was a well respected scientist with over 1000 patents, exact number would be 1093
1093 US patents were granted to Thomas Edison in his lifetime, as well as several hundred patents in the UK, France, and Germany. Many of them, such as the "light bulb" were ruled invalid in a federal court, due to Edison's having stolen and copied materials from others and claimed it as his own. Second alteration. Using the term of "stolen" regarding patent disputes maybe not that accurate.
Thomas Edison had many assistants. Many of these poor men actually invented the items he later patented. This was a fairly common practice at the time. The idea that Edison estenially owned these employees and therefore the patents tells us a great deal of the time.
1093! - The largest number held by any one person at that time. Today, there are dozens of companies that get more than that number of patents issued in the USA in a single year. Many of Edison' patents were invalid because he stole the ideas, including all of his so-called "light bulb patents", which were stripped by the patent office in 1893.
His first patent was awarded in 1869 and he died in 1931, so 62 years.
Thomas Edison is remembered as one of the best inventors of all time. He held patents on over 1,000 ideas for inventions.
Thomas Edison has 6 children