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Biography
Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman known for his work on the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, electric power distribution and early motion pictures. The merger of the Edison General Electric Company and the competitor Thomson-Houston Electric Company resulted in the formation of General Electric. Edison registered 1,093 patents in the United States.
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Awards & recognition
- Technical Grammy Award · 2010
- New Jersey Hall of Fame · 2008
- Grammy Trustees Award · 1977
- National Inventors Hall of Fame · 1973
- John Scott Award · 1929
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- Congressional Gold Medal · 1928
- Navy Distinguished Service Medal · 1920
- Franklin Medal · 1915
- John Fritz Medal · 1908
- Edward Longstreth Medal · 1899
- Rumford Prize · 1895
- Albert Medal · 1892
- Commander of the Legion of Honour · 1889
- grand officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy · 1889
- John Scott Award · 1889
- Matteucci Medal · 1887
- Officer of the Legion of Honour · 1881
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · 1879
- Benjamin Franklin Medal
- honorary doctor of Rutgers University
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Nobel Prize in Physics · 1915 · nominated
Filmography9 titles
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998as Self (archive footage)
1998as Self (archive footage)
Horizon
1964as Self
1964as Self
Edison
2015as Himself (archive footage)
2015as Himself (archive footage)
History 101
2020as Self (archive footage)
2020as Self (archive footage)
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
2019as Self (archive footage)
2019as Self (archive footage)
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019as Self (voice) (archive footage)
2019as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Naqoyqatsi
2002as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frankenstein
1910Producer
1910Producer
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
1914Producer
1914Producer