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          Thomas Alva Edison

          "Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration."
          – Thomas Alva Edison, Harper's Monthly (September 1932)

          Born(1847-02-11)February 11, 1847

          Milan, Ohio, United States

          DiedOctober 18, 1931(1931-10-18) (aged 84)

          West Orange, New Jersey, United States

          Cause of deathDiabetes
          OccupationInventor, scientist, businessman
          Spouse(s)

          Mary Stilwell

          ​

          (m.

          1871⁠–⁠1884)​


          Mina Edison

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          (m. 1886⁠–⁠1931)​
          ChildrenMarion Estelle Edison (1873–1965)
          Thomas Alva Edison Jr. (1876–1935)
          William Leslie Edison (1878–1937)
          Madeleine Edison (1888–1979)
          Charles Edison (1890–1969)
          Theodore Miller Edison (1898–1992)
          Parent(s)Samuel Ogden Edison, Jr.

          (1804–1896)
          Nancy Matthews Elliott (1810–1871)

          RelativesLewis Miller (father-in-law)

          Thomas Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an Americaninventor and entrepreneur who invented many things.