
4 0 c m
31cm
actual image size: 23cm x 32cm
Description
Engraving. Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) was a prolific American inventor who registered over 1000 patents. His inventions include the automatic telegraph, the electric lamp, the phonograph (gramophone) and the kinetoscope, an early form of cinematography.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10301250
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