10 facts about Thomas Edison
- Thomas Alva Edison built his own science laboratory at the age of 10. This was built in the basement of his home.
- Thomas Edison was partially deaf. He developed this problem in his childhood days.
- In 1910 Invented the Edison battery, which used an alkaline electrolyte.
- Edison’s First Patented Invention was a Flop.
- Besides the light bulb, he invented these things to go along with it: the parallel circuit, a durable light bulb, an improved dynamo, the underground conductor network, the devices for maintaining constant voltage, safety fuses and insulating materials, and light sockets with on-off switches.
- Thomas Edison was considered one of the most prolific inventors of his time, holding a record 1,093 patents in his name.
- The inventor of the electric light was not Thomas Edison. In 1802, 77 years before Edison perfected a filament for the incandescent lamp, Davy caused a platinum wire to glow by passing an electric current through it.
- Edison had five dots tattooed on his left forearm. No one knew what the dots meant.
- Edison was ranked thirty-fifth on Michael H. Hart's 1978 book The 100, a list of the most influential figures in history.
- Thomas Edison has appeared in popular culture as a character in novels, films, comics and video games. His prolific inventing helped make him an icon and he has made appearances in popular culture during his lifetime down to the present day. His history with Nikola Tesla has also provided dramatic tension and is a theme returned to numerous times.
