Statements (331)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:Person gptkb:Inventor |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Menlo_Park_Laboratory
gptkb:Edison_Manufacturing_Company gptkb:West_Orange_Laboratory gptkb:Edison_National_Historic_Site gptkb:Edison_Electric_Light_Company |
| gptkbp:awarded_to |
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
Honorary doctorate from Yale University |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Franklin_Medal
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science gptkb:Edison_Medal gptkb:Medal_of_Honor |
| gptkbp:birth_date |
1847-02-11
February 11, 1847 |
| gptkbp:birth_place |
gptkb:Milan,_Ohio
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| gptkbp:born |
February 11, 1847
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| gptkbp:born_in |
gptkb:Milan,_Ohio
1847 |
| gptkbp:burial_place |
gptkb:Glenmont,_New_Jersey
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Marion_Edison
gptkb:William_Leslie_Edison gptkb:Theodore_Edison gptkb:Madeleine_Edison gptkb:Thomas_Edison_Jr. six |
| gptkbp:created |
gptkb:the_Kinetoscope
the first motion picture studio the first commercially successful electric light bulb the Kinetophone the alkaline storage battery the carbon microphone the electric light company the electric light system the electric lighting system the electric pen the electric power company the electric power distribution network the electric power distribution system the electric power distribution system. the electric power generation system the electric power supply system the electric power transmission system the electric railway the electric railway system the electric streetcar system the electric vote recorder the first industrial research laboratory the first practical phonograph the incandescent light bulb the mimeograph the mimeograph machine the motion picture camera the motion picture projector the phonograph cylinder the phonograph record the storage battery the talking doll the talking machine |
| gptkbp:death_date |
October 18, 1931
1931-10-18 |
| gptkbp:death_place |
gptkb:West_Orange,_New_Jersey
|
| gptkbp:died |
October 18, 1931
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| gptkbp:died_in |
1931
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Public_School
self-taught home-schooled no formal education |
| gptkbp:famous_quote |
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. |
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:Telecommunications
gptkb:electricity gptkb:music gptkb:film chemistry entrepreneurship engineering |
| gptkbp:founded |
gptkb:Edison_Manufacturing_Company
gptkb:General_Electric gptkb:Edison_Electric_Light_Company |
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:General_Electric
|
| gptkbp:full_name |
gptkb:Thomas_Alva_Edison
|
| gptkbp:has_a |
collaboration with George Westinghouse
rivalry with Nikola Tesla |
| gptkbp:has_child |
gptkb:Mary_Stilwell
gptkb:Mina_Miller |
| gptkbp:held_in |
over 1,000 patents
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Thomas Edison
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| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:film_industry
music recording industry modern electric power industry |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Nikola_Tesla
gptkb:Henry_Ford gptkb:Steve_Jobs |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell
gptkb:Nikola_Tesla gptkb:Samuel_Morse |
| gptkbp:invention |
gptkb:Augmented_Reality
gptkb:vitascope gptkb:fans gptkb:1917 gptkb:1927 gptkb:Securities_and_Exchange_Commission gptkb:Kinetoscope gptkb:Mimeograph gptkb:vacuum_cleaner gptkb:Edison_film gptkb:camera gptkb:railway gptkb:spectrometer gptkb:Edison_light_bulb gptkb:Edison_mimeograph gptkb:Edison_phonograph gptkb:Edison_projector gptkb:Edison_relay gptkb:Edison_screw gptkb:Edison_storage_battery gptkb:Kinetophonograph gptkb:LED gptkb:trumpet gptkb:electric_pen gptkb:electric_vehicles gptkb:furniture 1877 1879 1882 1891 1901 1903 1910 1912 over 1000 over 1,000 Alkaline storage battery Edison battery light bulb base over 1,000 patents Incandescent light bulb Over 1,000 patents Phonograph cylinder incandescent light bulb Electric power distribution system safety fuse electric train phonograph cylinder Carbon microphone Motion picture camera Electric pen Talking doll Telescribe alkaline storage battery carbon microphone electric light system electric power distribution system electrical vote recorder improved electric distribution system improved electric generator improved electric lighting system improved electric motor improved electric transformer improved incandescent lamp improved phonograph improved telegraph improved telegraphy photograph of a moving object synchronized sound on film talking doll telescribe over 1000 patents telegraph improvements voice recorder improved battery technology improved telegraph system electric light socket electricity meter electrical distribution system Edison effect Edison circuit Edison fuse Edison generator Edison lamp Edison light Edison light bulb controller Edison light bulb dimmer Edison light bulb holder Edison light bulb regulator Edison light bulb sensor Edison light bulb socket Edison light bulb switch Edison light bulb timer Edison light controller Edison light dimmer Edison light fixture Edison light regulator Edison light sensor Edison light socket Edison light switch Edison light timer Edison meter Edison switchboard Edison transformer improved battery improved communication technology electric light system for street lighting electrical switchboard improved electric circuit improved electric communication system improved electric control system improved electric heating system improved electric measurement system improved electric monitoring system improved electric power transmission improved electric regulation system improved electric safety system improved electric signaling system improved electric testing system photograph of the moon synchronized sound film automatic telegraph electrical measuring device improved electrical appliances improved electrical systems improved film technology improved light bulb filament improved lighting technology improved recording technology improved sound recording technology improved sound reproduction technology photographing moving objects telegraph repeater automatic telegraphy light bulb adapter light bulb circuit breaker light bulb cleaner light bulb dimmer light bulb dimmer switch light bulb energy analyzer light bulb energy calculator light bulb energy conservation program light bulb energy conservation system light bulb energy consumption program light bulb energy consumption system light bulb energy controller light bulb energy efficiency program light bulb energy efficiency system light bulb energy logger light bulb energy management system light bulb energy manager light bulb energy monitor light bulb energy monitor system light bulb energy optimization program light bulb energy optimization system light bulb energy optimizer light bulb energy performance program light bulb energy performance system light bulb energy reduction program light bulb energy reduction system light bulb energy saver light bulb energy savings program light bulb energy savings system light bulb energy tracker light bulb energy usage program light bulb energy usage system light bulb extension cord light bulb filament light bulb holder light bulb power supply light bulb reflector light bulb shade light bulb socket wrench light bulb switch light bulb tester light bulb timer light bulb voltage regulator |
| gptkbp:is_a_member_of |
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Inventors_Hall_of_Fame |
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
gptkb:West_Orange,_New_Jersey
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| gptkbp:is_married_to |
gptkb:Mary_Stilwell
gptkb:Mina_Miller |
| gptkbp:known_for |
gptkb:Phonograph
gptkb:trumpet Motion pictures Electric light bulb motion pictures Developing the electric light bulb Founding General Electric Inventing the phonograph electric light bulb |
| gptkbp:legacy |
gptkb:Edison_Township,_New_Jersey
gptkb:Edison_Memorial_Tower gptkb:Edison_National_Historic_Park gptkb:Edison_State_Park gptkb:Edison_Institute |
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:American
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| gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:The_Wizard_of_Menlo_Park
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| gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:Kinetoscope
gptkb:Kinetograph Incandescent light bulb |
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:Inventor gptkb:Scientist |
| gptkbp:place_of_birth |
gptkb:Milan,_Ohio
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| gptkbp:place_of_death |
gptkb:West_Orange,_New_Jersey
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| gptkbp:production_company |
gptkb:General_Electric
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| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:West_Orange,_New_Jersey
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Stilwell
gptkb:Mina_Miller |
| gptkbp:was_a |
gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:Scientist gptkb:Entrepreneur |
| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:Nikola_Tesla gptkb:Michael_Faraday |
| gptkbp:was_known_for |
the invention of the alkaline storage battery
improving the telegraph system the invention of the first practical electric light bulb the invention of the mimeograph practical electric light developing the first industrial research laboratory creating the first commercially successful movie studio the invention of the Kinetoscope the invention of the first motion picture camera the establishment of the first industrial research laboratory the invention of the electric power distribution system the invention of the first commercially viable phonograph |
| gptkbp:winter_residence |
gptkb:Menlo_Park,_New_Jersey
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Vannevar_Bush
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
1
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