Edison

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Thomas Al·va [al, -v, uh], 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
a township in central New Jersey.

Edison

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EdisonThomas Alva18471931MUSTECHNOLOGY: inventor Thomas Alva. 1847–1931, US inventor. He patented more than a thousand inventions, including the phonograph, the incandescent electric lamp, the microphone, and the kinetoscope

Edison

American inventor and physicist who took out more than 1,000 patents in his lifetime. His inventions include the telegraph (1869), microphone (1877), and light bulb (1879). He also designed the first power plant (1881–82), making possible the widespread distribution of electricity. During World War I, Edison worked on a number of military devices, including flamethrowers, periscopes, and torpedoes.

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Edison and the state’s two other large for-profit electric companies supported the bill, along with members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

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Investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing and have not concluded that Edison’s equipment sparked the blaze, Edison International Chief Executive Pedro Pizarro said during the company’s first-quarter earnings call.

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Edison will take the first chance against Mira Costa in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

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Calderon is sponsoring legislation favored by Edison that would slash the credits that many homeowners receive for generating electricity with rooftop solar panels.

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Calderon worked for Southern California Edison and its parent company, Edison International, for 25 years before she was elected in 2020.

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