Edison Laboratories

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Edison Laboratories was the research and development facility established by inventor Thomas Edison where numerous pioneering electrical and technological innovations were created.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical site
industrial research laboratory
research and development facility
alsoKnownAs Edison Laboratory Complex NERFINISHED
West Orange Laboratory NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle industrial
country United States of America
surface form: United States
employed chemists
draftsmen
engineers
laboratory assistants
machinists
era early 20th century
late 19th century
foundedBy Thomas Edison NERFINISHED
hasPart chemistry laboratory
library
machine shop
main laboratory building
office space
pattern shop
storage buildings
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Historic Site
National Register of Historic Places
surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing
inception 1887
influenced modern industrial research laboratories
locatedIn Essex County, New Jersey
West Orange, New Jersey NERFINISHED
namedAfter Thomas Edison NERFINISHED
notableEmployee Charles Batchelor NERFINISHED
Francis Jehl NERFINISHED
Thomas Edison NERFINISHED
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
operatedBy Thomas A. Edison, Inc. NERFINISHED
owner National Park Service NERFINISHED
partOf Thomas Edison National Historical Park NERFINISHED
primaryFocus applied research
commercial product development
electrical innovation
replaced Menlo Park Laboratory NERFINISHED
significance one of the first large-scale industrial research facilities
significantProject development of cement and concrete products
development of electrical power systems
development of improved electric light bulbs
development of motion picture technology
development of sound recording technologies
development of storage batteries
development of the phonograph

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Description of subject: Edison Laboratories was the research and development facility established by inventor Thomas Edison where numerous pioneering electrical and technological innovations were created.

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Edison family associatedWithOrganization Edison Laboratories