[PAR] [TLE] Thomas Edison [SEP] Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman, who has been described as America's greatest inventor.  He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb.  Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park", he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention, and because of that, he is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory. [PAR] [TLE] Grand Hotel (Mackinac Island) [SEP] The Grand Hotel is a historic hotel and coastal resort on Mackinac Island, Michigan, a small island located at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac within Lake Huron between the state's Upper and Lower peninsulas.  Constructed in the late 19th century, the facility advertises itself as having the world's largest porch.  The Grand Hotel is well known for a number of notable visitors, including five U.S. presidents, Russian presidents Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev, inventor Thomas Edison, and author Mark Twain.
[PAR] [TLE] Thomas Edison [ SEP ] Thomas Alva Edison ( February 11 , 1847October 18 , 1931 ) was an American inventor and businessman , who has been described as America 's greatest inventor . He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world , including the phonograph , the motion picture camera , and the long - lasting , practical electric light bulb . Dubbed " The Wizard of Menlo Park " , he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large - scale teamwork to the process of invention , and because of that , he is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory . [PAR] [TLE] Grand Hotel ( Mackinac Island ) [ SEP ] The Grand Hotel is a historic hotel and coastal resort on Mackinac Island , Michigan , a small island located at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac within Lake Huron between the state 's Upper and Lower peninsulas . Constructed in the late 19th century , the facility advertises itself as having the world 's largest porch . The Grand Hotel is well known for a number of notable visitors , including five U.S. presidents , Russian presidents Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev , inventor Thomas Edison , and author Mark Twain .
What is the name of the American inventor who was a notable visitor of the Grand Hotel in Michigan?
What is the name of the American inventor who was a notable visitor of the Grand Hotel in Michigan ?
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison