Thomas Edison

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many important devices. "The Wizard of Menlo Park" was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production to the process of invention. In 1880 Edison founded the journal Science, which in 1900 became the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

External links

Biography

• {{gutenberg|no=820|name=Edison, His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin'}}
• Dyer, Frank Lewis, "Edison, His Life And Inventions." (Worldwideschool.org)
• Beals, Gerry, "Thomas Edison"
• Murphy, John Patrick Michael, "Thomas Alva Edison"

Historic sites

• Edison Birthplace Museum
• Thomas Edison House
• Edison National Historic Site
• Menlo Park
• Edison Depot Museum
• Edison exhibit and Menlo Park Laboratory at Henry Ford Museum

Archives

• Thomas A. Edison Papers at Rutgers University
• Thomas Edison's Patents - Rutgers University
• Edisonian Museum Antique Electrics
• Thomas A. Edison in his laboratory in New Jersey, 1901
• "Edison's Miracle of Light." American Experience, PBS.

Relations

• One Story of Nikola Tesla : Anecdotes concerning the relationship of Tesla and Edison.

Writings and speech

• Edison, Thomas A., The Philosophy of Thomas Paine. June 7, 1925. (essay)

Cross references in popular culture

• Edison's conquest of Mars : How Thomas Edison became involved in a sequel to The War Of The Worlds