Edison
Thomas Al·va [al-vuh], /ˈæl və/, 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
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How to use Edison in a sentence
And he would transform the electronics market that Edison had helped forge.
For Edison, electricity was the fuel that powered a series of innovations.
Steve Jobs performed a similar feat at Apple, more than a century after Edison worked his magic.
And so, in a lesser-known breakthrough, Edison went on to build the first electrical power station and system.
Edison-bulb chandeliers and other treasures tempt you from the display windows of The Paris Market.
In the early Edison phonograph the sound vibrations were registered on a tinfoil-covered cylinder.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousProfessor Bell's first operative apparatus was accompanied by simultaneous inventions by Gray, Edison, and others.
Steam Steel and Electricity | James W. SteeleOne of the best known of the modern machines is Edison's, represented in the picture at the head of this article.
Steam Steel and Electricity | James W. SteeleThere was a boy Edison needed there then, whose toys reap fortunes and light, and enlighten, the world.
Steam Steel and Electricity | James W. SteeleEdison never had more than two months regular schooling in his entire boyhood.
Steam Steel and Electricity | James W. Steele
British Dictionary definitions for Edison
/ (ˈɛdɪsən) /
Thomas Alva. 1847–1931, US inventor. He patented more than a thousand inventions, including the phonograph, the incandescent electric lamp, the microphone, and the kinetoscope
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Scientific definitions for Edison
[ ĕd′ĭ-sən ]
American inventor and physicist who took out more than 1,000 patents in his lifetime. His inventions include the telegraph (1869), microphone (1877), and light bulb (1879). He also designed the first power plant (1881-82), making possible the widespread distribution of electricity. During World War I, Edison worked on a number of military devices, including flamethrowers, periscopes, and torpedoes.
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