in 1876, he invented - in 1877 - the first phonograph. Nevertheless, shortly after Thomas Edison moved his laboratory to Menlo Park, N.J. Interestingly, at one point during this intense period, Thomas Edison was as close to inventing the telephone as Bell was to inventing the phonograph. At age 29, he commenced work on the carbon transmitter, which ultimately made Alexander Graham Bell's amazing new 'articulating' telephone (which by today's standards sounded more like someone trying to talk through a kazoo than a telephone) audible enough for practical use. He died in West Orange on October 18, 1931.įor Thomas Edison, Electricity was his passion. He continued to work into his eighties, and acquired a record 1,093 patents in his lifetime. He developed a complete electrical distribution system for light and power, set up the world's first electricity generation plant in New York City, and invented the alkaline battery, the first electric railroad, and a host of other electricity inventions that laid the basis for the modern electric world. However, perhaps his greatest contribution to the modern industrial world came from his work in electricity. In West Orange, New Jersey, he also created the world's first industrial research laboratory, where he employed dozens of workers to systematically investigate a given subject. With little formal education, Thomas Edison gained experience as a telegraph operator and then went on to invent several electricity inspired devices like the phonograph, the incandescent light bulb, and a forerunner of the movie projector.

He was one of the most prolific inventors in history and was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847. Thomas Edison and Electricity are almost synonymous.

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