The Wizard of Menlo Park
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The Wizard of Menlo Park is the famous nickname of American inventor Thomas Edison, highlighting his prolific and groundbreaking work at his Menlo Park laboratory.
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| instanceOf |
nickname
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| appliesTo |
Thomas Edison
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| associatedWithLaboratory |
Menlo Park laboratory
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| associatedWithPlace |
Menlo Park, New Jersey
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| category |
Thomas Edison
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nicknames of people → |
| connotation |
scientific genius
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technological wizardry → |
| describesNationality |
American
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| describesOccupation |
inventor
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| hasPart |
“Menlo Park”
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“Wizard” → |
| hasSubject |
industrial research laboratories
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innovation → |
| highlights |
experimental research at Menlo Park
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groundbreaking technological work → prolific inventive output → |
| language |
English
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| notableFor |
association with development of practical electric light
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association with improvements to the telegraph → association with invention of the phonograph → |
| refersTo |
Thomas Edison
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| refersToField |
electric lighting
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electrical engineering → sound recording → telecommunications → |
| timePeriodOfUsage |
late 19th century
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| usedFor |
popularizing Thomas Edison’s public image
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| usedIn |
biographical works about Thomas Edison
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historical accounts of American invention → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Thomas Alva Edison
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nickName |