Edison
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- proper noun
- /ˈɛdɪsən/
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Edison
- The spirit of George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison pervaded engineering practice in the late 19th century.
- Thomas Edison
- Edison invented
- Edison's patent
Why then didn't Edison use Tesla's AC system?
- Why then didn't Edison use Tesla's AC system?
- And the answer is, first of all, that's where Edison's studio was.
- Yeah, I love Thomas Edison and his approach to creation.
- In fact, there's this this quote by Edison which says this ideas come from space.
- That's that's that's what what did Thomas Edison say?
- He meets Thomas Alva Edison, and what a crazy middle name for a guy, Alva.
- Why do we continue to lionize geniuses such as Edison, Hemingway, and Jobs?
- It's why the light bulb was invented at almost the same time by Edison and Swan.
- So Thomas Edison did this himself, right?
- Like it's kind of what Edison did was mad.
Examples
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The student saw this information as vital in understanding Edison, who began his career as a telegraph operator in 1863.
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Why do we continue to lionize geniuses such as Edison, Hemingway, and Jobs?
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So Thomas Edison did this himself, right?
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Did Edison sleep before he turned on the light?
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Yeah, I love Thomas Edison and his approach to creation.
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Give me one fact about Thomas Edison.
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Once upon a time there was a man called Thomas Edison.
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Would you say Thomas Edison got away with the light bulb?
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So Edison was of course a genius and a prolific inventor.
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Thomas Edison is renowned for inventing the phonograph and the electric light bulb.
Synonyms
An American inventor who made the record player, a practical light bulb, and early movie cameras
Surface Forms
Etymology
Edison is an English family name made from Ed + -son, where -son means 'son', so it originally meant 'son of Ed'.