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Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 October 18, 1931) was born in Milan, Ohio, USA, and died in West Orange, New Jersey, USA. World famous inventor, physicist, entrepreneur, known as the \"king of world invention\". It has many well-known and important invention patents of more than 2000, and has been awarded the title of \"Wizard of Menlo Park\" by the media!

Edison was the first person in human history to use the principle of mass production and the laboratory of electrical engineering research to engage in invention patents and have a far-reaching impact on the world. The phonograph, cinematograph and electric light he invented have a great influence on the world. He has more than 2000 inventions, including the phonograph, movie camera, tungsten bulb and so on. In the United States, Edison has 1093 patents, while his patents in Britain, France, Germany and other places have accumulated more than 1500.

Edison was also a great entrepreneur. In 1879, Edison founded the \"Edison Electric lighting company\and incandescent lamps

were sold in 1880. In 1890, Edison had established its various businesses as Edison General Electric Company. In 1891, Edison obtained a patent for its thin filament and high vacuum incandescent bulbs. In 1892, Tom Houston company and Edison Electric lighting company merged to establish general electric company, which began the dominance of General Electric in the electrical field for a century.

At 3:24 a.m. on October 18, 1931, he died at his home in West Orange, New Jersey, at the age of 84. Life magazine of the United States selected 100 people who have made the most contributions in the world in the past millennium, and Edison, the American inventor who invented the electric light, ranked first. Edison was ranked 9th among the 100 people who influenced the United States by the authoritative American Journal Atlantic Monthly.

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托马斯·阿尔瓦·爱迪生（Thomas Alva Edison，1847年2月11日—1931年10月18日），出生于美国俄亥俄州米兰镇，逝世于美国新泽西州西奥兰治。世界著名的发明家、物理学家、企业家，被誉为“世界发明大王”。拥有众多知名重要的发明专利超过2000项，被传媒授予“门洛

帕克的奇才”称号！

爱迪生是人类历史上第一个利用大量生产原则和电气工程研究的实验室来进行从事发明专利而对世界产生深远影响的人。他发明的留声机、电影摄影机和电灯对世界有极大影响。他拥有超过2000项发明，包括对世界极大影响的留声机、电影摄影机、钨丝灯泡等。在美国，爱迪生名下拥有1093项专利，而他在英国、法国、德国等地的专利数累计超过1500项。

爱迪生同时也是一位伟大的企业家，1879年爱迪生创办了“爱迪生电力照明公司”，1880年白炽灯上市销售，1890年爱迪生已经将其各种业务组建成为爱迪生通用电气公司，1891年爱迪生的细灯丝、高真空白炽灯泡获得专利。1892年，汤姆·休斯敦公司与爱迪生电力照明公司合并成立了通用电气公司，开始了通用电气在电气领域长达一个世纪的统治地位。

1931年10月18日凌晨3点24分，在美国新泽西奥兰治的家中逝世，享年84岁。美国《生活》杂志评选出千年来全球最有贡献的一百位人物，发明电灯的美国发明家爱迪生名列榜首。爱迪生被美国的权威期刊《大西洋月刊》评为影响美国的100位人物第9名。