American engineer and businessman, developed the light bulb and phonograph (died 1931)

Thomas Edison

Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrialized world. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of organized science and teamwork to the process of invention, working with many researchers and employees.

Born

1847

February 11

Died

1931

Era

1840s

Country

United States

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1847 Born
1931 Died

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-660 Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
55 The death under mysterious circumstances of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Empire, on the eve of his coming of age clears the way for Nero to become Emperor.
951 Guo Wei, a court official, leads a military coup and declares himself emperor of the new Later Zhou.
1144 Robert of Chester completes his translation from Arabic to Latin of the Liber de compositione alchemiae, marking the birth of Western alchemy.

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The world in 1931

When Thomas departed

april 14 The Second Spanish Republic is proclaimed and King Alfonso XIII goes into exile. Meanwhile, in Barcelona, Francesc Macià proclaims the Catalan Republic.
april 17 After negotiations between Catalan and Spanish provisional governments, the Catalan Republic proclaimed in April 14 becomes the Generalitat de Catalunya, the autonomous government of Catalonia within the Spanish Republic.
august 24 Resignation of the United Kingdom's Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government.
august 5 Judge and Nazi Party member Werner Best drews the Boxheim Documents, which described a violent takeover of the government by the NSDAP.

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1847

Alexander Graham Bell 1847–1922 Scottish-Canadian engineer, invented the telephone (born 1847) Castro Alves 1847– Brazilian poet and playwright (died 1871) Deacon White 1847–1939 American baseball player and manager (died 1939) Galileo Ferraris 1847–1897 Italian physicist and engineer (born 1847) Millicent Fawcett 1847–1929 English trade union leader and activist (born 1847)

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