Thomas Edison (1847–1931). Biography with special reference to X-rays

Abstract

This article is a brief biography of the American inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847–1931) with special reference to his involvement with X-rays. His work involved the invention of the phonograph, the design of an electric power plant, an electric railway, the incandescent light bulb, a fluoroscope, and motion pictures. Selected quotations attributed to Edison complete this biography of this remarkable inventor who took out a total of 1,093 American patents.