Thomas Edison: Quick Facts
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Facts
| Also Known As | Thomas Alva Edison • Wizard of Menlo Park |
|---|---|
| Born | February 11, 1847 • Milan • Ohio |
| Died | October 18, 1931 (aged 84) • West Orange • New Jersey |
| Awards And Honors | Hall of Fame (1960) |
| Inventions | carbon transmitter • incandescent lamp • Kinetograph • Kinetoscope • phonograph • fluoroscope |
Did You Know?
- Yankee Stadium was built with concrete from Edison's cement company.
- A telegrapher taught Edison telegraphy as a reward for saving his son from being hit by a freight car.
- Edison proposed to his second wife in Morse code.
- Edison was homeschooled as a child because he performed badly in school.
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