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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:Inventor |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:West_Orange,_New_Jersey
|
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
|
| gptkbp:birth_date |
1847-02-11
|
| gptkbp:born_in |
gptkb:Milan,_Ohio
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Marion_Edison
gptkb:William_Leslie_Edison gptkb:Theodore_Edison gptkb:Madeleine_Edison gptkb:Thomas_Edison_Jr. |
| gptkbp:death_date |
1931-10-18
|
| gptkbp:died_in |
gptkb:West_Orange,_New_Jersey
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Cooper_Union
|
| gptkbp:famous_for |
creating the first industrial research laboratory
creating the first successful motion picture camera creating the first successful electric streetcar system creating the first motion picture studio developing the alkaline storage battery developing the electric pen developing the first practical electric generator developing the first successful electric railway developing the mimeograph improving the telegraph system inventing the carbon microphone inventing the phonograph cylinder inventing the stock ticker creating the first successful electric light dimmer. creating the first practical electric power distribution system creating the first successful electric power station inventing the first successful electric railway system inventing the first commercially successful electric light bulb developing the first practical electric light fixture developing the first practical electric light switch developing the first commercially practical incandescent light bulb developing the first practical electric light system inventing the first successful electric light bulb socket creating the first commercially successful film projector |
| gptkbp:founded |
gptkb:General_Electric
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Thomas A. Edison
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
motion picture industry
sound recording technology modern electric power distribution |
| gptkbp:invention |
over 1000
|
| gptkbp:known_for |
gptkb:trumpet
motion pictures electric light bulb |
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:American
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:The_Wizard_of_Menlo_Park
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:Inventor
gptkb:Scientist gptkb:Entrepreneur |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Stilwell
gptkb:Mina_Miller |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Kinetophone
gptkb:Beetlejuice |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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