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Thomas Edison is Born
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Edison works at western union
Edison becomes a telegraph operator after he saved jimmie mackenzie from being struck by a runaway train, jimmies father was so gratful that he trained edison as a telegraph operartor -
Edison is fired from western union
At age 19 Thomas movedto lovisville Kentucky where he was an emplyee of western union, Edison wored the associated press. He requested the night shift which allowed him plenty of time to spend on reading and experimenting eventually the pre-ocupation cost him his job. -
Edison patents the electric votte recorder
his first patented invention was a vote recorder for use by legislative bodies such as congress -
Edison gets married to Mary Stilwell
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Opens his first industrial research lab
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Edison compleates the model for the first phonograph
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Patents the first phonograph
The phonograph was develped as a result of thomas edison work on two other inventions, the teleograph and the telephone. -
edison improves carbonfilament lamps
Edison began research into developing a incandescent lam in 1878 -
Edison patents DC electricity distribution
Edison patented a system for electricity distribution in 1880 -
Edison funds the edison illumination company
It was established by Thomas Edison on Dec. to construct electrical generating stations -
Nikola Tesia beings working for continental Edison
Tesia moved to paris to work as an engineer for the contirental edison company designing improvments to eletric equalpment brought from edison ideas -
Edison & Swan united electric light company is established
Edison and Swan companies merged into Edison and Swan united electric company, later known as the ediswan -
Mary Edison Dies
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Tesia quits working for Ediosn
Tesia claim he was offeres U.S $50,000 if he redesigned Edison inefficient Motor and generators -
Edison remarries to Mina Miller
At the age of 39 she was the daughter of the inventor Lewis Miller -
War of currents era begins
During the initial years of electricity distribution Edison direct current was the standard for the U.S and Edison was not inclined to lose all his patent royalties -
Edison patents 2 way telegraph
Edison recieved a patent for a 2 way telegraph -
General electric is established
Thomas Edison had brought together several of his buisness interests under one corporation to form Edison general electric -
Tesia and George westing house power the woorlds columbian expusition
It was held in anbuilding which was developed to electrical exhibits -
Thomas armats vitascope manufactured
it was used to project motion pictures in ublic sreening in NYC -
Edison recieves a patent for the kinetograph camera
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Tesia & Edison ignored by nobel prize committee
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Thomas Edison dies