Thomas A. Edison
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrialized world. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of organized science and teamwork to the process of invention, working with many researchers and employees. He established the first industrial research laboratory.
Edison was raised in the American Midwest; early in his career he worked as a telegraph operator, which inspired some of his earliest inventions. In 1876, he established his first laboratory facility in Menlo Park, New Jersey, where many of his early inventions were developed. He later established a botanic laboratory in Fort Myers, Florida in collaboration with businessmen Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone, and a laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey that featured the world's first film studio, the Black Maria. He was a prolific inventor, holding 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as patents in other countries. Edison married twice and fathered six children. He died in 1931 of the complications of diabetes.
Fotos
Películas (85)
EQUITY 6928
2026 · Self (Archive)
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019 · Self (voice) (archive footage)
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Edison
2015 · Himself (archive footage)
The Extraordinary Voyage
2011 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Murnau, Borzage and Fox
2008 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edison: The Invention of the Movies
2005 · Himself (archive footage)
Naqoyqatsi
2002 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998 · Self (archive footage)
The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America
1995 · Self (archive footage)
The Crash of 1929
1990 · Self (archive footage)
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Wizard Who Spat on the Floor
1972 · Himself (Archival Footage)
Los ojos del siglo (Volumen I)
1957 · Él mismo (material de archivo)
The Golden Twenties
1950 · Self (archive footage)
Okay for Sound
1946
The Film That Was Lost
1942 · Self (archive footage)
Guests at the Presentation of Kodacolor at the Home of Mr. George Eastman, Rochester, N.Y.
1928
A Day with Thomas A. Edison
1922 · Self
Censorship and Its Absurdities
1915 · Producer
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
1914 · Producer
Andrew Carnegie
1914 · Producer
The Birth of the Telephone
1914 · Producer
The Old Violin
1914 · Producer
Nursery Favorites
1913 · Producer
The Politician
1913 · Producer
Julius Caesar
1913 · Producer
A Minstrel Show
1913 · Producer
The Old Guard
1913 · Producer
The Deaf Mute
1913 · Producer
The Edison Kinetophone
1913 · Producer
The Musical Blacksmiths
1913 · Producer
Jack's Joke
1913 · Producer
The Five Bachelors
1913 · Producer
Her Redemption
1913 · Producer
The Irish Policeman
1913 · Producer
Votes for Women
1913 · Producer
The Spanish Cavalier
1912 · Producer
Lucia di Lammermoor
1911 · Producer
Frankenstein
1910 · Producer
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
1909 · Producer
Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company
1909 · Himself, Producer
Parsifal
1904 · Producer
Canoeing on the Charles River, Boston, Mass.
1904 · Producer
Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association Championships
1904 · Producer
Chicago-Michigan Football Game
1903 · Producer
A Jewish Dance at Jerusalem
1903 · Producer
Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River
1903 · Producer
Electrocuting an Elephant
1903 · Producer
Skiing Scene in Quebec
1902 · Producer
Cutting and Canaling Ice
1902 · Executive Producer
Arrival of the Governor General, Lord Minto, at Quebec
1902 · Producer
Pan-American Exposition by Night
1901 · Producer
President McKinley Taking the Oath
1901 · Producer
2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Parade and Embarkation
1899 · Producer
New York Police Parade, June 1st, 1899
1899 · Producer
Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2
1899 · Producer
General Lee's Procession, Havana
1899 · Producer
Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'
1898 · Producer
Little Mischief
1898 · Executive Producer
The Passion Play of Oberammergau
1898 · Producer
Alciede Capitane
1898 · Producer
Rescue - Resuscitation
1897 · Producer
Launch of Surf Boat
1897 · Producer
Launch of Life Boat
1897 · Producer
Capsize of Lifeboat
1897 · Producer
Admiral Cigarette
1897 · Producer
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
1897
Pillow Fight
1897 · Executive Producer, Producer
Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
1897 · Producer
American Falls, from Incline R.R.
1896 · Producer
American Falls from Above, American Side
1896 · Executive Producer
Cock Fight
1896 · Producer
Starting for the Fire
1896 · Producer
East Side Drive, No. 1
1896 · Executive Producer
Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
1896 · Producer
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
1895 · Producer
Indian War Council
1894 · Producer
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
1894 · Producer
Imperial Japanese Dance
1894 · Producer
Annie Oakley
1894 · Producer
Sioux Ghost Dance
1894 · Producer
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
1894 · Executive Producer
Blacksmith Scene
1893 · Producer
Early Edison Camera Tests
1891 · Producer
