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Max Weber & Thomas Edison

Did Max Weber and Thomas Edison live at the same time?

Yes. Max Weber and Thomas Edison lived at the same time for 56 years, from 1864 to 1920.[1][2][3][4]

Max Weber · Thomas Edison · Born in 1864 · Born in 1847

Max Weber
Max Weber
1864–1920
Philosophy & Thought
A founder of modern sociology
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
1847–1931
Science & Invention
Light bulb, phonograph, 1000+ patents
18471931
Max Weber
Thomas Edison
Max Weber
Philosophy & Thought
Born in Erfurt
Died in Munich
Thomas Edison
Science & Invention
Born in Milan
Died in West Orange

World Events During Their Overlap

1865 Abolition of slavery in the United States
1869 Suez Canal opens
1871 Unification of Germany
1876 Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
1884 Berlin Conference partitions Africa
1893 New Zealand becomes first country to grant women's suffrage
1896 First modern Olympic Games in Athens
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers achieve powered flight
1905 Einstein publishes theory of special relativity
1912 Sinking of the Titanic
1914 World War I begins
1917 Russian Revolution
1918 World War I ends; Spanish flu pandemic begins
1919 Treaty of Versailles signed
1920 League of Nations established

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Sources

  1. Max Weber — Wikipedia
  2. Max Weber (Q9387) — Wikidata
  3. Thomas Edison — Wikipedia
  4. Thomas Edison (Q8743) — Wikidata