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Thomas Edison's greatest challenge was the development of a practical incandescent, electric light. Contrary to popular belief, he didn't "invent" the lightbulb, but rather he improved upon a 50-year-old idea. In 1879, using lower current electricity, a small carbonized filament, and an improved vacuum inside the globe, he was able to produce a reliable, long-lasting source of light. The idea of electric lighting was not new, and a number of people had worked on, and even developed forms of electric lighting. But up to that time, nothing had been developed that was remotely practical for home use. Edison's eventual achievement was inventing not just an incandescent electric light, but ... an electric lighting system that contained all the elements necessary to make the incandescent light practical, safe, and economical.
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Thomas Edison moved to New York and setup a small laboratory in Newark New Jersey. He continued his work on the telegraph and his ideas gave birth to the Universal Stock Printer. In 1871 he married his first wife Mary Stilwell. Mary was 16 at the time and 9 years younger than Thomas. Mary was working in Edison's labratory when the two met. Thomas and Mary had three children: Marion, Thomas Jr. and Wiliam.
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On October 18th, 1931, Thomas Edison died at West Orange, New Jersey at the age of 84. Even in his later year, Edison continued his career as an inventor. Edison was married twice, once to Mary Stilwell who died in 1884, and then to Mina Miller who passed away in 1947. Both marriages combined, Edison became the father of 6 children, including a son named Thomas Jr. Throughout his career, he received many awards for his contributions to society. Some of these honors include being elected into the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, winning the John Fritz Medal and winning the Rumford Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1928, Edison received his most impressive award, a gold medal presented to him by the US Congress.
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Thomas Edison was married to Mary Stillwell in 1871. She was only 16 years old then, eight years younger than Thomas. They had a daughter Marion, born in 1873, and two sons, Thomas, Jr., born in 1876 and William, born in 1878. Edison’s wife, Mary succumbed in 1884, at the young age of 29 years, leaving Thomas Edison to raise the children who then ranged from 6 to 11 years of age. Two years later, in 1886, Edison married Mina Edison, his second wife in West Orange, New Jersey. At the time of the second marriage he purchased a home in West Orange and named it “Glenmont”.
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In 1879 Thomas Edison unveiled his incandescent light bulb. As the 1880's began Edison planned and supervised the construction of the first commercial, central power system in lower Manhattan. In 1883 an engineer in Edison's laboratory made a discovery which eventually led to the electron tube. This discovery was patented as "The Edison Effect". In 1884 Edison's wife Mary died, two years later he married Mina Miller. Thomas and Mina had three children: Madeline, Charles and Theodore. He then began construction of a new laboratory in West Orange New Jersey, and ... made plans to build a winter home and laboratory in Florida.
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One day, Thomas Edison saw a lady standing out in the rain, and he fell in love with her. Her name was Mary Stilwell. He offered her a job in his lab, and she accepted. He taught her Morse code, and married her. After the wedding, Thomas went to see the new stock tickers. Mary spent her wedding day alone.
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