Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor, scientist, and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park" (now Edison, New Jersey) by a newspaper reporter, he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large teamwork to the process of invention, and therefore is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory.Edison is considered one of the most prolific inventors in history, holding 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. He is credited with numerous inventions that contributed to mass communication and, in particular, telecommunications. These included a stock ticker, a mechanical vote recorder, a battery for an electric car, electrical power, recorded music and motion pictures. His advanced work in these fields was an outgrowth of his early career as a telegraph operator. Edison originated the concept and implementation of electric-power generation and distribution to homes, businesses, and factories – a crucial development in the modern industrialized world. His first power station was on Manhattan Island, New York.
湯瑪斯·阿爾瓦·愛迪生（英語：Thomas Alva Edison，1847年2月11日－1931年10月18日），美國發明家、商人，擁有眾多重要的發明專利，被傳媒授予「門洛帕克的奇才」稱號的他，是世界上第一個發明家利用大量生產原則和其工業研究實驗室來生產發明物的人。他發明很多東西，包括對世界極大影響的留聲機，電影攝影機，和鎢絲燈泡等。在美國，愛迪生名下擁有1093項專利，而他在美國、英國、法國和德國等地的專利數累計超過1500項。1892年創立奇異公司。1908年，愛迪生創立「Motion Picture Patents Company（一般所知為Edison Trust）」，一家由九個主要電影工作室組成的企業集團。
1900年代初期，愛迪生在佛羅里達州的福梅爾買了一間別墅。汽車巨頭亨利·福特，就住在這間別墅的對面。他也是愛迪生的好朋友。「Edison and Ford Winter Estates」目前開放給大眾參觀。
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