More Info →Thomas Alva Edison (b.1847 - d.1931)

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Description: Printed below portrait on original print - (a) Thomas Alva Edison (1847 – 1931) (Photo: A.E.I. Ltd.)

Photo of print used for exhibition purposes – historical persons in the development of electricity & electrical engineering. Possibly reproduced by Mr J.F. Bryce.

Mr Thomas Alva Edison (b.1847 – d.1931) 1 B&W photo print

Prolific inventor. 1876 set up his industrial research laboratory (Menlo Park). 1877 invented phonograph. 1879 demonstrated his carbon filament lamp. With George Westinghouse built electric generating station and large scale electric street lighting demonstration. 1883 accidentally discovered the “Edison effect”, which later became the basis of the electron tube.

Photo of print used for exhibition purposes – historical persons in the development of electricity & electrical engineering. Possibly reproduced by Mr J.F. Bryce.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”