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2. Thomas Edison - Wikipedia

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   Edison in 1861. Thomas Edison was born in 1847 in Milan, Ohio, but grew up in Port Huron, Michigan, after the family moved there in 1854. [8] He was the seventh and last child of Samuel Ogden Edison Jr. (1804–1896, born in Marshalltown, Nova Scotia) and Nancy Matthews Elliott (1810–1871, born in Chenango County, New York).

3. Edisonian approach - Wikipedia

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   Historian Thomas Hughes (1977) describes the features of Edison's method. In summary, they are: Hughes says, "In formulating problem-solving ideas, he was inventing; in developing inventions, his approach was akin to engineering; and in looking after financing and manufacturing and other post-invention and development activities, he was innovating."

4. Phonomotor - Wikipedia

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   Edison described it as a scientific toy. [5] A U.S patent application was filed for the "Vocal Engine" in 1878, and a patent was granted on December 10 of that year. [ 6 ] An 1884 Nature article on sound mills , similar devices to the phonomotor, reported that Edison's device, "literally accomplished the feat of talking a hole through a deal ...

5. 5 flops from the world's most famous inventors - AOL

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   Public Domain. In the 1930's, Nikola Tesla, who is known for creating the induction motor and refining AC currents, imagined a machine that would allow you to project a mental image in real life ...

6. List of Edison patents - Wikipedia

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   U.S. patent 0,222,881 – Magneto-Electric Machines : Edison main dynamo. The device's nickname was the "long-legged Mary-Ann". This device has large bipolar magnets and is highly inefficient. U.S. patent 0,223,898 – Electric Lamp : Edison's incandescent light bulb invention. The original spiral carbon-filament is shown and repeatedly ...

7. Hear Thomas Edison's talking doll that scared kids in 1890

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   Collecter, Ward Harris, holds a talking doll with a metal torso that was invented by Thomas Edison, in San Francisco, Calif., Feb. 9, 1949. Harris holds in his other hand the inside mechanicals of ...

8. Thomas Edison Conducted the First Job Interview in 1921 ... - AOL

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   Getty By Jacquelyn Smith The job interview was born in 1921, when Thomas Edison created a written test to evaluate job candidates' knowledge. Since then, the process has come a long way. "As the ...

9. Thomas Edison National Historical Park - Wikipedia

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   On September 5, 1962, the 21-acre (85,000 m 2) site containing the home and the laboratory were designated the Edison National Historic Site. [2] On March 30, 2009, it was renamed Thomas Edison National Historical Park, adding "Thomas" to the title in hopes to relieve confusion between the Edison sites in West Orange and Edison, New Jersey ...