Thomas Edison- By Josselymartinez 1801 He was born in 1847 in Ohio, in the U.S. Period: 1801 to 1931 He die 1931 1869 Thomas Edison Thomas Edison began to working for a telegram company. 1871 Inventions He spent time working in his inventions. 1871 Thomas Edison invented the phonograph. A machine that could record sounds and play them back. 1876 He invented a special pen. 1879 He invented the light bulb. 1887 Thomas Edison invented the movie camera.