thomas edisons life By shayne.dietz Feb 11, 1847 birth day Period: Feb 11, 1847 to Oct 18, 1931 thomas edison's life Mar 27, 1857 set up a chemical lab in his home Apr 8, 1860 engine oiling cup Apr 28, 1862 printed and published The Weelky Herald Apr 8, 1864 a news addressing machine Jun 30, 1868 first pantented invention a electronic vote recorder Apr 2, 1870 recieved his first cashpay for one of his inventions $40,000 Sep 2, 1870 recieved the first cash pay for one of his inventions $40,000 Apr 10, 1876 the first refrigorator Jul 30, 1879 inveted the first comercial electric lamp Oct 5, 1880 invented a magnetic ore seperator Jan 30, 1883 the first cash register Jun 8, 1888 created the first camera Sep 5, 1891 invented and pantented the motion picture camera Jun 5, 1914 invented the telegraph