Thomas Edison By phrog165 Period: Jan 1, 1840 to Dec 31, 1940 Thomas Edison Feb 11, 1847 Thoams Edison was born in Milan, Ohio Dec 25, 1871 Marries Mary Stilwell Jul 18, 1877 Conceives phonograph Gains international renown for inventing the phonograph in the winter/spring of 1878 Mar 31, 1880 Builds experimental electric railway at Menlo Park Feb 24, 1886 Marries Mina Miller at Akron, Ohio. Apr 15, 1892 The General Electric Company is organized Dec 31, 1909 Begins to develop a disc record and phonograph Oct 18, 1931 Edison dies in West Orange, New Jersey
