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Thomas Edison

American inventor and businessman (1847–1931) · American inventor and businessman

DescriptionAmerican inventor and businessman (1847–1931)
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Born1847-02-11
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BirthplaceMilan Milan
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Died1931-10-18
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Place of deathWest Orange West Orange
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AreaUnited States
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CountryUS
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CitizenshipUnited States
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Occupationscreenwriter film director engineer film producer entrepreneur physicist mathematician inventor
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Member ofAcademy of Sciences of the USSR Naval Advisory Board of Inventions American Philosophical Society National Academy of Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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AwardsNational Inventors Hall of Fame Grammy Trustees Award honorary doctor of Rutgers University Navy Distinguished Service Medal John Fritz Medal star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Rumford Prize grand officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy John Scott Award Commander of the Legion of Honour Knight of the Legion of Honour Albert Medal Franklin Medal Officer of the Legion of Honour Benjamin Franklin Medal Congressional Gold Medal New Jersey Hall of Fame Matteucci Medal Technical Grammy Award Edward Longstreth Medal
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Also known as

Edison T. A. Edison Thomas A. Edison Thomas Alva Edison Thomas Edison Tomas Edison Т. Эдисон エジソン

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