Thomas Alva Edison was born on the 11th of February 1847, in Ohio, U.S.A., and passed away on the 18th of October 1931.
Do you know that Edison was only 22 when he received his first patent, which was on a machine that could record votes on bills? He proudly holds 1,093 patents to his name.
An American inventor and businessman, Edison had invented many influential devices, ranging from the phonograph to the motion picture camera and the ever-practical electric light bulb. He is the first inventor to have applied the concept of mass production to his works.
Famous Quote: “I have not failed. I have found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
