Menlo Park Laboratory, New Jersey, United States
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Menlo Park Laboratory in New Jersey was Thomas Edison’s pioneering research facility, often regarded as the first modern industrial research lab where he developed inventions such as the practical incandescent light bulb and the phonograph.
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| instanceOf |
historic site
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industrial research laboratory → research laboratory → |
| category |
History of technology
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Research and development laboratories in the United States → Thomas Edison → |
| continent |
North America
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| country |
United States
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| describedAs |
first modern industrial research laboratory
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| employed |
draftsmen
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experimenters → laboratory assistants → machinists → |
| employer |
Thomas Edison
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| founder |
Thomas Edison
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| hasPart |
experimental rooms
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glassblowing facilities → laboratory building → library → machine shop → office space → small power plant equipment → |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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New Jersey historic site → |
| inception |
1876
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| locatedIn |
Menlo Park, New Jersey
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| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Edison, New Jersey
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Middlesex County, New Jersey → New Jersey → |
| namedAfter |
Menlo Park, New Jersey
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| notableInventor |
Thomas Edison
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| notableWork |
carbon-button transmitter
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electric lighting system prototypes → improvements to telegraph systems → improvements to telephone technology → phonograph → practical incandescent light bulb → |
| operator |
Thomas Edison
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| owner |
Thomas Edison
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| partOf |
Edison’s research and development operations
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| replacedBy |
West Orange Laboratory
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| significantEvent |
development of the carbon microphone
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development of the phonograph → development of the practical incandescent light bulb → experiments on electric power distribution → experiments on telegraph and telephone improvements → |
| significantPlaceFor |
history of electric lighting
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history of industrial research → history of sound recording → |
| timePeriod |
late 19th century
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| touristAttraction |
yes
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Edison Electric Light Company
("Menlo Park laboratory")
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associatedWith |
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The Wizard of Menlo Park
("Menlo Park laboratory")
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associatedWithLaboratory |
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Edison Township
("Menlo Park laboratory site of Thomas Edison")
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hasNotableHistoricSite |
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West Orange Laboratory
("Menlo Park Laboratory")
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replaced |
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Thomas Alva Edison
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workLocation |