Quotes and sayings from Thomas A. Edison

Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman, born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio. He is regarded as the most prolific inventor in American history, with 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as patents in other countries. Edison developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. His inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrialized world. Edison 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. Edison was raised in the American Midwest and worked as a telegraph operator early in his career, which inspired some of his earliest inventions. He established his first laboratory facility in Menlo Park, New Jersey, in 1876, where many of his early inventions were developed. Edison married twice and fathered six children. He died in 1931 due to complications from diabetes.