Thomas Edison's most important inventions
The top 3 according to 72 votes from people: The incandescent light bulb (1879) · The carbon telephone transmitter (1877–78) · The Kinetoscope. (Updated Dec 19, 2019.)
He patented more than a thousand inventions: the light bulb that could be mass-produced, the phonograph, early cinema, the first commercial power station… Which one changed the world most?
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Top 10
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The incandescent light bulb (1879)
The first that could be mass-produced and used every day.
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The carbon telephone transmitter (1877–78)
It improved the sound of telephone calls.
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The Kinetoscope
The box for watching films through a peephole.
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The electric pen (1875–76)
One of the first machines for copying documents.
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The tasimeter
It measured tiny changes in temperature.
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The phonograph (1877)
The first machine to record and play back sound; his favourite invention.
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7
Pearl Street Station (1882)
One of the first commercial power stations, in New York.
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The nickel-iron battery (1900)
Rechargeable and durable, for machines and electric cars.
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The phonomotor
It turned sound into mechanical motion.
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10
The Kinetograph
His laboratory's motion picture camera.
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Comments (1)
Lo de la bombilla es discutible, Swan en Inglaterra la tenía casi a la vez. Edison era más empresario que inventor, y muy bueno