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“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” — Thomas Edison, Inventor, 1847–1931
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About Thomas Edison
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.
Everything about Thomas Edison →- Occupation
- engineer, inventor, entrepreneur, physicist
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 11, 1847
- Died
- October 18, 1931