Edison
Edison is the last name of Thomas Edison (1847–1931), an American inventor.
Edison may also refer to:
Thomas Edison legacies
Edison Bridge (disambiguation), various locations
Edison effect, thermionic emission discovered by Edison
Thomas Edison National Historical Park, site of Edison's home in West Orange, New Jersey
Edison Records, record label company founded by Edison
Edison Studios, pioneering film company owned by Edison
Edison (crater), on the Moon
Edisonian approach, an approach of trial and error discovery used by Edison
Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum, site of Edison's Menlo Park laboratory
Thomas Alva Edison Birthplace, in Milan, Ohio
USS Edison (DD-439), a United States destroyer, named after Edison
Edison plug, a common name for the NEMA 5-15 electrical connector
Edison screw, a system of light bulb connectors developed by Edison
Education
Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, New Jersey
Thomas A. Edison High School (New York City), Jamaica, New York
Thomas A. Edison Central Sixth Middle School (New Jersey), West Orange, New Jersey
Edison High School (New Jersey), Edison, New Jersey
Edison High School, Huntington Beach, California
Edison Schools, a for-profit company that runs public schools in the United States
People
Charles Edison (1890–1969), son of Thomas Edison and Governor of New Jersey
Sweets Edison (1915–1999), American jazz musician
Edison Denisov (1929-1996), Russian composer
Edison James (born 1943), former prime minister of Dominica
Édison Méndez (born 1979), Ecuadoran football midfielder
Edison Chen (born 1980), popular Hong Kong teen idol
Granville Woods (1856–1910), American inventor, often referred to as "The Black Edison"
Places in the United States named after Edison
Edison, California
Edison, Georgia
Edison, Nebraska
Edison, New Jersey
Edison, Ohio
Edison, Washington
Edison Park, Chicago
Other uses
Edison, an Altoona, Pennsylvania based rock band.
Edison, a former name of the band Edison Glass
Edison Carter, character in the television show Max Headroom
Edison (film), a 2005 film directed by David J. Burke
Edison Award, a music award in the Netherlands
Southern California Edison, or simply Edison, a California energy utility
Edison S.p.A., an Italian energy company
Edison Lighthouse, a 70s rock band featuring Tony Burrows
Edison (software), a PC energy monitoring application by Verdiem Corporation
Translation
The word "Edison" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Czech, German, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Turkish, Volapük.
Translation(s) in other languages: Bulgarian: Едисън, Korean: 에디슨 (동음이의), Hebrew: אדיסון (פירושונים), Lithuanian: Edisonas, Russian: Эдисон, Swedish: Edison (olika betydelser), Chinese: 愛迪生 (消歧義).
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