Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Thomas Edison
Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. Thomas Edison Marker
1847 - 1931
Fort Myers
The most prolific inventor in U.S. history, with 1,093 patents spanning diverse fields including electric lighting, power systems, batteries, recorded sound and film, and a project based in Fort Myers (his long-time residence) to find a natural source of rubber to be grown in the U.S., and creator of the first modern industrial research laboratory.
Inducted September 10, 2014
Erected 2014 by Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine.
Location. 28° 3.424′ N, 82° 24.926′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It can be reached from USF Alumni Drive 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame is located at the Research and Innovation Park on the University of South Florida campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3720 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa FL 33612, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Richard D. Gitlin (here, next to this marker); Dean Kamen (here, next to this marker); Michael J. DeLuca (here, next to this marker); Robert Cade (here, next to this marker); Rajiv Singh (here, next to this
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Also see . . .
1. Thomas Edison Inventions. (Submitted on May 2, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Honoring the Greatest Florida Inventors. (Submitted on May 2, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. Thomas Edison Marker
photo by Louis Bachrach - Public Domain
3. Thomas Edison
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 2, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
