Thomas Edison

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    Thomas Edison

  • Thoams Edison was born in Milan, Ohio

    Thoams Edison was born in Milan, Ohio

  • Marries Mary Stilwell

    Marries Mary Stilwell

  • Conceives phonograph

    Conceives phonograph
    Gains international renown for inventing the phonograph in the winter/spring of 1878

  • Builds experimental electric railway at Menlo Park

    Builds experimental electric railway at Menlo Park

  • Marries Mina Miller at Akron, Ohio.

    Marries Mina Miller at Akron, Ohio.

  • The General Electric Company is organized

    The General Electric Company is organized

  • Begins to develop a disc record and phonograph

    Begins to develop a disc record and phonograph

  • Edison dies in West Orange, New Jersey

    Edison dies in West Orange, New Jersey