1893 - Thomas Edison received two U.S. patents. The first was for a "Cut Out for Incandescent Electric Lamps" and another for a "Stop Device" (No. 491,992-3). Also No. 492,150 for "Process of Coating Conductors for Incandescent Lamps."
... became skilful as a copyist and was thus
enabled to support himself. Later he was admitted
to the Augustinian convent of Mount Saint Agnes
near Zwolle where ...