History of New Jersey awarded to those groups under the original New Jersey State Constitution of 1776. Some important components of the second State Constitution include the separation of the powers of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The new constitution also provided a bill of rights. Underneath the constitution, the people had the right to elect the governor. The famous inventor Thomas Edison was born in 1847. Edison worked in Menlo Park, and was known as "the Wizard of Menlo Park" for his many inventions; over the course of his life, he was granted 1,093 patents. His most famous inventions included the phonograph,
Menlo College College was reaccredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. That same year, the college approved new degrees in Accounting, Finance, and Marketing. Menlo College has been named a 2014 "Best in the West" college by The Princeton Review, and U.S. News & World Report has named Menlo College a "Best Regional College" in its 2014 edition of "America’s Best Colleges." In 2014, Menlo College earned Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation, a distinction earned by less than five percent of the world's business schools. A complete history of Menlo College, "Through the Gates: Eighty-five Years