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title: "Edison Patents the Kinetoscope"
year: 1891
country: "United States"
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# Edison Patents the Kinetoscope

> Thomas Edison's patented motion-picture viewer became the first commercially viable device for viewing moving images, founding the film industry.

## Summary

Below is a list of Edison patents. Thomas Edison was an inventor who accumulated 2,332 patents worldwide for his inventions. 1,093 of Edison's patents were in the United States, but other patents were approved in countries around the globe.

## Sources

- [Edison patents](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Edison_patents) - Wikipedia

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