A D V E N T U R E S in C Y B E R S O U N DThomas Edison's Inventions and Patents"Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration." After Thomas Edison moved to the Meno Park Laboratory he promised he would turn out a minor invention every 10 days and a "big trick" every six months. Edison and his staff were working on as many as 40 projects at one time and he was applying for nearly 400 patents each year during this time. All told, Thomas Edison received patents for 1093 inventions, as either sole inventor or co-inventor. He received 389 for electric light and power, 195 for the phonograph, 150 for the telegraph, 141 for storage batteries, and 34 for the telephone. Thomas Edison was the major force in "The Machine Age" and later in life commented on the effects his and other inventions would have on the future....
Here is a list of a few of Thomas Edison's inventions For more information on select inventions just click on those that are linked to other pages.
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