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Edison Freitas De Oliveira
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrialized world. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of organized science and teamwork to the process of invention, working with many researchers and employees. He established the first industrial research laboratory. Edison was raised in the American Midwest. Early in his career he worked as a telegraph operator, which inspired some of his earliest inventions. In 1876, he established his first laboratory facility in Menlo Park, New Jersey, where many of his early inventions were developed. He later established a botanical laboratory in Fort Myers, Florida, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan, Ohio
Milan ( ) is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Erie County, Ohio, Erie and Huron County, Ohio, Huron counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,367 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is best known as the birthplace and childhood home of Thomas Edison. The Erie County portion of Milan is part of the Sandusky, Ohio, Sandusky Sandusky metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Huron County portion is part of the Norwalk, Ohio, Norwalk Micropolitan Statistical Area. History and culture Milan village was platted by Ebenezer Merry in 1817 on the site of a previously abandoned Moravian Church, Moravian Indian mission village, named "Petquotting", (1805-1809). Merry dammed the Huron River (Ohio), Huron River below the village and established "Merrys Mills", a gristmill and sawmill in the river valley. Milan village, originally named 'Beatty', was incorporated as 'Milan' in 1833, named after Milan, Italy. Prior to the advent of railro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
