Edison is the last name of Thomas Edison (1847–1931), the United States inventor. Thomas Edison is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ...

Edison may also refer to:

Edison legacies

• Edison effect, thermionic emission discovered by Edison
• Edison Records, record label company founded by Edison
• Edisonian approach, an approach of trial and error discovery used by Edison
• Edison (crater), on the Moon
• USS Edison (DD-439), a United States destroyer, named after Edison

Thermionic emission is the flow of electrons from a metal or metal oxide surface, caused by thermal vibrational energy overcoming the electrostatic forces holding electrons to the surface. ... Edison Records was the first record label, pioneering recorded sound and an important player in the early record industry. ... The Edisonian approach to innovation is characterized by trial and error discovery rather than a bottom-up theoretical approach. ... Edison is a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon. ... USS Edison (DD-439), a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Thomas Alva Edison, an inventor and businessman who developed many important devices. ...

Education

• Thomas A. Edison High School (New York City), Jamaica, New York
• Edison High School, Huntington Beach
• Edison Schools, a for-profit company that runs public schools in the United States

Thomas A. Edison Vocational and Technical High School (often referred to locally simply as Edison) is a public secondary school in Queenss Jamaica community in New York City. ... Edison High School is a secondary school located in Huntington Beach, California which first began operation in 1969. ... Edison Schools are a type of American public school which is run for profit. ...

People

• Charles Edison (1890–1969), son of Thomas Edison and Governor of New Jersey
• Sweets Edison (1915–1999), American jazz musician
• Edison James (born 1943), former prime minister of Dominica
• Edison Méndez (born 1979), Ecuadoran football midfielder
• Edison Chen (born 1980), popular Hong Kong teen idol

Charles Edison (August 3, 1890–July 31, 1969), son of Thomas Edison, was a businessman, Assistant and then Acting Secretary of the Navy, and governor of New Jersey. ... Harry Sweets Edison (October 10, 1915 - July 27, 1999), was born in Columbus, Ohio. ... Edison Chenfil James (born October 18, 1943 in Marigot Dominica) was the prime minister of Dominica from June 14, 1995 until February 3, 2000 as well as the Member of Parliament for the Marigot constituency from 1990. ... Edison Vicente Méndez Méndez (born March 16, 1979 in Ibarra, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian football midfielder who currently plays for Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Quito) and the Ecuadorian national team. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Places in the United States named after Edison

• Edison, Georgia
• Edison, Nebraska
• Edison, New Jersey
• Edison, Ohio
• Edison, Washington
• Edison Park, Chicago

Edison is a city located in Calhoun County, Georgia. ... Edison is a village located in Furnas County, Nebraska. ... The Edison Memorial Tower, one of Edison Townships notable landmarks. ... Edison is a village located in Morrow County, Ohio. ... Edison is a census-designated place located in Skagit County, Washington. ... Edison Park is a residential neighborhood in northwest Chicago, USA, named after Thomas Alva Edison. ...

Other uses

• "Edison", a former name of the band Edison Glass
• Edison Carter, character in the television show Max Headroom
• Edison (film), a 2005 film directed by David J. Burke