With the development of in Europe and by in the US in 1885—1886, it became possible to transmit AC long distances over thinner and cheaper wires, and "step down" reduce the voltage at the destination for distribution to users | Marriages and children On December 25, 1871, at the age of 24, Edison married 16-year-old Mary Stilwell 1855—1884 , whom he had met two months earlier; she was an employee at one of his shops |
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Edison decided on , also known as Leavenworth's Goldenrod | The Edison's Kinétoscope Français, a Belgian company, was founded in Brussels on January 15, 1895, with the rights to sell the kinetoscopes in Monaco, France and the French colonies |
High-grade iron ore was scarce on the east coast of the United States and Edison tried to mine low-grade ore.
28Footballer 's father originally named him Edison, as a tribute to the inventor of the light bulb, but the name was incorrectly listed on his birth certificate as "Edson" | Edison was taught reading, writing, and arithmetic by his mother who used to be a school teacher |
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It will be bound to be a most fascinating, an amazing statement, from one of the most notable and interesting men of the age | כל החדרים והסוויטות כוללים טלוויזיה בכבלים בעלת מסך שטוח, חדרי רחצה פרטיים עם מייבש שיער ומוצרי טיפוח ללא תשלום, ומיזוג אוויר |
NPS Photo Mina pronounced my-na was perhaps better prepared to be the wife of a famous man.
26Over his desk Edison displayed a placard with ' famous quotation: "There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking | His prolific inventing helped make him an icon and he has made appearances in popular culture during his lifetime down to the present day |
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Final years and death Final years , Thomas Edison, and , respectively | Wanting to be an inventor, but not having much of an aptitude for it, Thomas Edison's son, Thomas Alva Edison Jr |
A was placed in the at the in 2016, with the formal dedication ceremony held on September 20 of that year.