Thomas A. Edison

Personal Info

Birthday

February 11, 1847

Day of Death

1931-10-18

(84 years old)

Place of Birth

Milan, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Thomas Alva Edison

Thomas Edison

The Wizard of Menlo Park

Thomas A. Edison

Biography

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures.

These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrialized world. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of organized science and teamwork to the process of invention, working with many researchers and employees. He established the first industrial research laboratory.

Known For

Filmography

2019
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Edison
as Himself (archive footage)
2011
The Extraordinary Voyage
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2008
Murnau, Borzage and Fox
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
Edison: The Invention of the Movies
as Himself (archive footage)
2002
Naqoyqatsi
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Self (archive footage)
1995
The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America
as Self (archive footage)
1990
The Crash of 1929
as Self (archive footage)
1982
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
1950
The Golden Twenties
as Self (archive footage)
1942
The Film That Was Lost
as Self (archive footage)
1922
A Day with Thomas A. Edison
as Self
1909
Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company
as Himself