USS Edison (DD-439) USS Edison (DD-439) USS "Edison" (DD-439), a , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Thomas Alva Edison, an inventor and businessman who developed many important devices and received the Navy Distinguished Service Medal for his contributions to the Navy during World War I. "Edison" was one of the few U.S. Navy ships to be named for a civilian. "Edison" was launched 23 November 1940 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey sponsored by Mrs. Thomas Alva Edison, widow of the inventor; and commissioned 31 January 1941, Lieutenant Commander A. C. Murdaugh
Edison High School (Portland, Oregon) portable classrooms on the Jesuit High School campus. In 1992, Edison moved into a new building and changed the school's name to Thomas A. Edison High School in honor of the famed American inventor who had a learning difference. In 2014, they streamlined the school's name to Edison High School. Students also take classes in a satellite building in the Valley Plaza next door. The school Director, Patrick J. Maguire, joined the school in 1984 and became the director in 2000. The philosophy of Edison High School is that learning proceeds from the creation of trusting relationships and a supportive