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Edison

American  
[ed-uh-suhn] / ˈɛd ə sən /

noun

  1. Thomas Alva 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.

  2. a township in central New Jersey.


Edison British  
/ ˈɛdɪsən /

noun

  1. Thomas Alva. 1847–1931, US inventor. He patented more than a thousand inventions, including the phonograph, the incandescent electric lamp, the microphone, and the kinetoscope

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Edison Scientific  
/ ĕdĭ-sən /
  1. American inventor and physicist who took out more than 1,000 patents in his lifetime. His inventions include the telegraph (1869), microphone (1877), and light bulb (1879). He also designed the first power plant (1881–82), making possible the widespread distribution of electricity. During World War I, Edison worked on a number of military devices, including flamethrowers, periscopes, and torpedoes.


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Edison 4, Mission Viejo 2: Will Stanley struck out seven in 6 1/3 innings for Edison.

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They are still fighting for just insurance compensation, for admissions of wrongdoing from Southern California Edison — whose equipment may have started the Eaton fire — and for a thorough, environmentally sound cleanup, to name a few.

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The Black Altadena residents are part of a larger coalition that is asking Edison to advance each family who lost their home $200,000 in emergency housing assistance.

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Pedro Pizarro, chief executive of Edison International, told Wall Street analysts during an afternoon conference call that the company was cooperating with the District Attorney’s office.

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Then he learned he would have to pay $20,000 to $40,000 to connect his home, which was damaged by smoke and ash, to Edison’s new underground line.

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