# Thomas Alva Edison By [uop](https://paragraph.com/@uop) ยท 2022-09-26 --- Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 - October 18, 1931) was born in Milan, Ohio and died in West Orange, New Jersey. World famous inventor, physicist and entrepreneur, known as the "king of world invention". It has more than 2000 well-known and important invention patents, and has been awarded the title of "Miracle of Menlo Park" by the media! Edison was the first person in human history to use the laboratory of mass production principles and electrical engineering research to engage in invention patents and have a profound impact on the world. His phonograph, movie camera and electric light had a great influence on the world. He has more than 2000 inventions, including the phonograph, movie camera, tungsten bulb, etc., which have a great impact on the world. In the United States, Edison has 1093 patents under his name, while his patents in Britain, France, Germany and other places have accumulated more than 1500. Edison was also a great entrepreneur. In 1879, Edison founded "Edison Electric Lighting Company". In 1880, incandescent lamps were listed for sale. In 1890, Edison had established various businesses as Edison General Electric Company. In 1891, Edison's thin filament and high fidelity blank incandescent bulbs were patented. In 1892, Tom Houston Company merged with Edison Electric Lighting Company to establish General Electric Company, which started the dominance of General Electric in the electrical field for a century. At 3:24 a.m. on October 18, 1931, he died at his home in West Orange, New Jersey, the United States. He was 84 years old. Life magazine of the United States selected the 100 most contributing people in the world in the past millennium, and Edison, the American inventor of the electric light, ranked first. \[81\] Edison was ranked 9th among the 100 people who influenced the United States by the authoritative American journal Atlantic Monthly. --- *Originally published on [uop](https://paragraph.com/@uop/thomas-alva-edison)*