Thomas Alva Edison was born in 11th February, 1847 and dead in 18th October,1931, was an American inventor and businessman. He 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", he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production
and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention, and because of
that, he is often credited
