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
Carlota De Camargo Nascimento (Loty) Carlota De Camargo Nascimento (Loty) Carlota De Camargo Nascimento (Loty) (October 7, 1904 – July 2, 1974) was a Brazilian sculptor and poet. Carlota was born in Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil. She studied in Escola Nacional de Belas Artes under the great master and director of the school Rodolfo Bernardelli (1852–1931), an innovator in the teaching of arts in Brazil. Carlota de Camargo Nascimento signed her works as Loty. She was one of the pioneering women to do sculpture in Brazil, an art generally confined to the male sex. Her name is included in the Brazilian Dictionary of Artists (Dicionário Brasileiro