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Thomas A Edison, American inventor

Mr Edison and Dr Charles P Steinmetz in lab

Portrait of Thomas A Edison wearing a tuxedo

EDISON, Thomas Alva (1847-1931). United States scientist and inventor. Thomas Edison and his phonograph (1889). Engraving

Carbon filament lamps. From the book Diccionario
" Carbon filament lamps. From the book " Diccionario general de Arquitectura e Ingenier� quot; " by Pelayo Clairac y S᥮ z (1879). Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid

Talking doll invented by Thomas Edison, c1890
EDISON: TALKING DOLL, c1890. Talking doll invented by Thomas Edison, c1890

Edisons Lamp / Original
Edisons original lamp and lamp fitting. Date: circa 1880

ELECTRICITY: PROCESSION. Electric torchlight procession in New York City, in which participants wore Edison incandescent lamps attached to their hats while encircling a horse-drawn generator, 1884

THOMAS EDISON RESIDENCE. Edisons complex with house, laboratory, office and machine shop, Menlo Park, New Jersey. Wood engraving, 1880

KINETOSCOPE, 1890s. The Edison Kinetoscope parlor on Broadway at 28th Street in New York City. Wood engraving from an American newspaper, c1895

EDISON: TELEPHONE, c1880. Cartoon depicting Thomas Alva Edison as the inventor of the telephone. Wood engraving, c1880

PHONOGRAPH, 1888. Edisons phonograph in use in the press gallery during the Handel festival at the Crystal Palace, London. Line engraving, 1888

MIMEOGRAPH AD, 1890. American magazine advertisement, 1890, for the Edison mimeograph, patented by Thomas Edison and manufactured by the A.B. Dick Company

PHONOGRAPH, 1888. Receiving a message from America by Edisons phonograph. Line engraving, 1888

ELECTRICAL EXPOSITION, 1881. A room at the Paris Electrical Exposition of 1881 featuring the inventions of Thomas Edison. Wood engraving, French, late 19th century

EDISON MOTOR, c1890. Electric motor built by American inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931)

THOMAS A. EDISON, AGE 12. Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) working as a candy butcher on the Grand Trunk Railway between Port Huron, Michigan, and Detroit: wood engraving, French, late 19th century

THOMAS ALVA EDISON (1847-1931). American inventor. Young Edison as a candy butcher on the Grand Trunk Railway between Port Huron, Michigan, and Detroit: wood engraving, French, 19th century

The Edison concert phonograph Have you heard it?. Advertising poster for Edison phonographs showing a man playing a phonograph on a stage before large audience seated in a grand concert hall

Edisons greatest marvel - The Vitascope. Date c1896

Prof. Thad Sheridan Fritzs phonograph festival. Date c1890 Jun. 10

New York Edison Company
A view of the New York Edison Company looking across the river at the building. Date: 1912

Thomas Alva Edison / Ruffe
THOMAS ALVA EDISON With his Gramophone. Date: 1847 - 1931

EDISON PHONOGRAPH AD, 1899. American advertisement for the Edison Concert Phonograph, 1899

EDISONs VITASCOPE, 1896. Edisons Greatest Marvel -- The Viatscope. Color lithograph poster, New York, 1896

Early television system, 19th century
Early television system. Historical artwork of a proposed 19th century system to transmit an image by using optical and telephone technology. The original image (a womans head) is at left

Edison phonograph - 1889
Edison phonograph. Prominent Frenchmen including Jules Janssen, who made the first film recording of the transit of Venus, testing an Edison phonograph in April 1889

Dynamo types, 19th century
Dynamo types. Dynamos are devices that convert mechanical energy into electrical energy by rotating magnets and coiled wires

THOMAS EDISON (1847-1931). American inventor. Photographed with his Edison Effect lamps in his West Orange, New Jersey, laboratory in 1915. Oil over a photograph

EDISON: MOVIE STILL, 1903. Scene from the film The Great Train Robbery made by the Edison Company in 1903

EDISON: FILM STRIP, 1903. Sequence from the film The Great Train Robbery made by the Edison Company in 1903

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Thomas Edison, the " wizard of Manlo Park, " in his New Jersey laboratory. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut

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Thomas Edison with his motion picture apparatus, 1893. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

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Thomas Alva Edison in 1879. Hand-colored woodcut of a drawing by Francis Lathrop

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Thomas Edison speaking through his perfected phonograph. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Edison Shop, New York
The Edison Shop. 471, 473 and 475 Fifth Avenue; buisnesses include Schotz & Co. and The Edison Shop (subject of photo)

Thomas Edison, American inventor
A decorative design featuring Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American inventor, sitting at his desk

Thomas A. Edison in his central plant, portrait

Edison Plant, West Orange, New Jersey

Edison Studio, Bedford Park, Bronx, New York

Thomas A. Edison, portrait

Thomas A. Edison memorial bridge, and Thomas Edison
F4- Thomas A. Edison memorial bridge, Ft. Myers, Fla. Thomas A. Edison called Ft. Myers his adopted home from 1885 when he first came here, until 1931, the year of his death

Edison as a Youth
THOMAS ALVA EDISON - as a boy, he sells newspapers and cigars to passengers on the Grand Trunk Railroad

The electric light- Mr Edison in his laboratory: a sketch fr
Illustration showing Thomas Edison (1847 - 1931) in his laboratory experimenting with light in 1880. The most prolific inventor the world has ever seen

Edisons electric lamp
Components of the electric lamp patented by Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) in 1879. The lamp worked by passing an electric current through a carbon filament enclosed in a vacuum in a sealed glass bulb

Staites patent electric light apparatus
Engraving of Edward Staites patent electric light apparatus, exhibited at the Hanover Square Rooms, London in 1848. The light used a weight-driven mechanism

Edison Lamp Factory
The manufacture of Edisons lamps at Menlo Park, New Jersey

Mrs Taylors Barrel
On her 43rd birthday, Mrs Anne Edison Taylor, to pay off the mortgage on her farm, goes over the Falls in a barrel designed by herself : she emerges bruised but alive

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Thomas Edison, the brilliant American inventor, revolutionized the world with his groundbreaking creations. One of his most notable inventions was the phonograph, a device that could record and play back sound. With this invention, Edison forever changed the way we experience music and audio. In addition to the phonograph, it is famous for his creation of the incandescent lightbulb. His innovative mind led him to develop an advertisement showcasing this remarkable invention, which would go on to illuminate countless homes and cities around the globe. At expos and exhibitions worldwide, people marveled at models of Edison's giant incandescent lamps. These impressive displays highlighted his immense contributions to lighting technology. Edison's brilliance extended beyond just inventing; he also made significant advancements in electricity. In New York City, he harnessed this powerful force to bring light into people's lives like never before. Captivated by nature's wonders as well, Thomas Edison captured its beauty through oil paintings over photographs. This artistic side showcased another dimension of his multifaceted talent. His laboratory served as a sanctuary for innovation and discovery. A line engraving from 1880 depicts him engrossed in experiments within these walls – a testament to his relentless pursuit of knowledge. One captivating image shows Thomas Edison himself listening intently through a phonograph as it played back the voice of Cardinal Manning long after his passing. This engraving captures both awe-inspiring technology and profound human emotion. Throughout history books are filled with stories about Thomas Alva Edison - an extraordinary individual whose inventions continue to shape our modern world today.