Thomas Edison Florida Governor and Cabinet. Several places have been named after Edison, most notably the town of Edison, New Jersey. Thomas Edison State University, nationally known for adult learners, is in Trenton, New Jersey. Two community colleges are named for him: Edison State College (now Florida SouthWestern State College) in Fort Myers, Florida, and Edison Community College in Piqua, Ohio. There are numerous high schools named after Edison (see Edison High School) and other schools including Thomas A. Edison Middle School. Footballer Pelé's father originally named him Edson, as a tribute to the inventor of the light bulb, but the name
Alexandre do Nascimento after Pope John Paul II made an appeal for his release. John Paul II created him Cardinal-Priest of "S. Marco in Agro Laurentino" in the consistory of 2 February 1983. He preached the Lenten spiritual exercises for the Pope and members of the Roman Curia in 1984. The Cardinal was appointed the thirty-fourth Archbishop of Luanda on 16 February 1986, later resigning this post on 23 January 2001. Nascimento lost the right to participate in any future papal conclave upon reaching the age of 80 on 1 March 2005, just weeks before the 2005 papal conclave. Alexandre do Nascimento Alexandre