What phenomenon did Thomas Edison observe in a vacuum lamp in 1883?
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Edison effect
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What phenomenon did Thomas Edison observe in a vacuum lamp in 1883?
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Edison effect
What was the name of the first commercial central power station built by Thomas Edison?
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Pearl Street Station
How many U.S. patents did Thomas Edison receive during his lifetime?
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1,093
What was the name of Thomas Edison’s first movie studio, built in New Jersey in 1893?
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Black Maria
What battery type did Thomas Edison develop using nickel and iron electrodes?
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Nickel–iron battery
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What was the name of the first commercial central power station built by Thomas Edison?
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Pearl Street Station
What battery type did Thomas Edison develop using nickel and iron electrodes?
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Nickel–iron battery
Which inventor and engineer led much of the motion-picture work in Thomas Edison’s laboratory?
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W. K. L. Dickson
What company was formed in 1892 from Edison General Electric and Thomson-Houston?
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General Electric
What type of filament did Thomas Edison use in a successful 1879 incandescent lamp?
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Carbonized cotton thread
What was Thomas Edison’s middle name?
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Alva
On what date did Thomas Edison die in West Orange, New Jersey?
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October 18, 1931