<P> In recognition of the enormous contribution inventors make to the nation and the world , the Congress , pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 140 ( Public Law 97 -- 198 ) , has designated 11 February , the anniversary of the birth of the inventor Thomas Alva Edison , who held over 1,000 patents , as National Inventors ' Day . </P>
<P> In recognition of the enormous contribution inventors make to the nation and the world , the Congress , pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 140 ( Public Law 97 -- 198 ) , has designated 11 February , the anniversary of the birth of the inventor Thomas Alva Edison , who held over 1,000 patents , as National Inventors ' Day . </P>
who was national inventor 's day named after
who was national inventor 's day named after
Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison