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'Thomas Alba Edison 1847-1931', 1934. Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American inventor and businessman, who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. From "Die Großen der Weltgeschichte". [Eckstein-Halpaus, Dresden, 1934]