Edison,
Thomas Alva 1847-1931; U.S. inventor, esp. of electrical & communication devices, including the incandescent lamp, phonograph, & microphone
urban township in NC N.J.: pop. 98,000
See Edison in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĕdˈĭ-sən)
A community of central New Jersey northeast of New Brunswick. It is mainly residential. Population: 99,500.
, Thomas Alva 1847-1931.
American inventor who patented more than a thousand inventions, among them the microphone (1877), the phonograph (1878), and an incandescent lamp (1879). In New York City he installed the world's first central electric power plant (1881-1882).