Edison

Edison
a) An English patronymic or metronymic surname derived from Adam and Edith.
b) , American inventor and businessman.

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  • Edison — Edison, NE U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 154 Housing Units (2000): 89 Land area (2000): 0.259090 sq. miles (0.671039 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.259090 sq. miles (0.671039 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Edison — (homonymie) Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Edison peut désigner : Thomas Edison (1847 1931), scientifique et inventeur américain, pionnier de l électricité ; Harry Sweets… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • EDISON (T.) — EDISON THOMAS (1847 1931) On prête quelque deux mille brevets à Edison, de formation autodidacte, mais étonnamment fertile en inventions les plus diverses, qui vont du microphone au télégraphe duplex, d’une nouvelle lampe à incandescence au… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Edison —    , EDISON EFFECT    Thomas Alva Edison (1847 1931) was one of the most productive American inventors. He invented many electrical devices and systems that played an important role in the development of modern, near universally available… …   Dictionary of eponyms

  • Edison —   [ edɪsn], Thomas Alva, amerikanischer Erfinder, * Milan (Ohio) 11. 2. 1847, ✝ West Orange (N. J.) 18. 10. 1931. Edison leistete als Autodidakt auf den verschiedensten Gebieten der Technik Pionierarbeit und meldete mehr als 1 000 Patente an.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Edison, GA — U.S. city in Georgia Population (2000): 1340 Housing Units (2000): 584 Land area (2000): 2.326986 sq. miles (6.026866 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.326986 sq. miles (6.026866 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Edison, NE — U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 154 Housing Units (2000): 89 Land area (2000): 0.259090 sq. miles (0.671039 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.259090 sq. miles (0.671039 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Edison, NJ — U.S. Census Designated Place in New Jersey Population (2000): 97687 Housing Units (2000): 36018 Land area (2000): 30.122032 sq. miles (78.015701 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.567558 sq. miles (1.469968 sq. km) Total area (2000): 30.689590 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Edison, OH — U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 437 Housing Units (2000): 178 Land area (2000): 0.288213 sq. miles (0.746468 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.288213 sq. miles (0.746468 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Edison, WA — U.S. Census Designated Place in Washington Population (2000): 133 Housing Units (2000): 55 Land area (2000): 0.584842 sq. miles (1.514735 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.584842 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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