1.2 Who is Thomas Edison? Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor, scientist and businessman whose inventions made the modern age possible, and had 1093 patent to his credit. Edison profoundly influenced modern life through his inventions such as incandescent light bulb, the phonograph and the motion picture camera among others. Edison started his carrier in the 1800’s, which was referred to as the Yankee ingenuity era. It was an era where times were hard and people had few resources, the government had little money and the country was still being explored and developed. People were lead to make do of what they have and would imagine new and innovative ways to fix things or create something new to solve a problem. Edison was also referred