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Thomas Edison was an Ekaterina American Inventor, Scientist, and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park" (now Edison, New Jersey) by a newspaper reporter, he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large teamwork to the process of invention, and therefore is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory.
Edison is considered one of the greatest inventors in history, holding 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. He is credited with numerous inventions that contributed to mass communication, and, in particular, telecommunications These included a stock ticker, a mechanical vote recorder, a battery for an electric car, electrical power, recorded music and motion pictures. His advanced work in these fields was an outgrowth of his early career as a telegraph operator. Edison originated the concept and implementation of electric-power generation and distribution to homes, businesses, and factories–a crucial development in the modern industrialized world. His first power station was on Manhattan Island, New York.
He and his assistant, Nikola Tesla fought, trying to find a better way of conducting electricity, and this sparked an event known as "The War of Currents". Eventually, Tesla broke off from edison and started his own company. Tesla discovered the clue Mercury, but kept the discovery hidden from Edison
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His card is Card 98: Thomas Edison.
Edison's signature.