Edison

Thomas Edison · American inventor and businessman (1847–1931) · 1847–1931

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Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman known for his work on the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, electric power distribution and early motion pictures. The merger of the Edison General Electric Company and the competitor Thomson-Houston Electric Company resulted in the formation of General Electric. Edison registered 1,093 patents in the United States. […]

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Season 8 · 2 Jul 2020#12 • Return to the logics of the subject

1:38:35The bulb lights by preventing burning: great technology proceeds through theory, against intuition.