... this was a Herculean and world shaking event that only he could have brought about. In 1887, Edison set up the world's first full fledged research and development center in West Orange, N.J. Within a year, the operation grew to become the largest scientific testing laboratory in the world. In 1890, he immersed himself in developing the first silent motion pictures. And, by 1892 ... ...

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... invented the kinetoscope, a motion picture camera, and the kinetograph, a motion picture viewer, motion pictures became a successful entertainment industry. Edison also designed and built the world's first movie studio at West Orange. The Edison Manufacturing Company not only built the devices for filming and projecting motion pictures, but also produced films for public viewing. Edison's inventions made it possible to take, produce ... ...

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