Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
American inventor · Inventor of the incandescent lamp
1847-02-11（Milan, Ohio, United States）～ 1931-10-18
Born in Milan, Ohio, United States
Three-Pillar ChartBirth hour unknown — three pillars only
Year Pillar
丁未
Element Fire · Earth
NaYin Heavenly River Water
Ten Gods Friend
Month Pillar
壬寅
Element Water · Wood
NaYin Gold-Leaf Metal
Ten Gods Direct Officer
Day Pillar
丁丑
Element Fire · Earth
NaYin Stream Water
Ten Gods Day Master
Hour Pillar
？？
Hour unknown
Not cast
Day Master
丁Fire
Element distribution (three-pillar count)
Fire 2, Earth 2, Wood 1, Water 1, Metal 0
Chart computed by the MoZhu engine (lunar-javascript); without the hour pillar, luck pillars and yearly cycles can't fully unfold.
Case Review
Original writing · hindsight review · anchored in known history, viewed through chart structure
Ding (丁) Fire is the fire of lamps and candles, signifying the act of lighting up; the year and month pillars reveal Friend and Direct Officer. Looking back on the life of the “Wizard of Menlo Park” — the incandescent lamp, the phonograph, motion pictures, 1,093 patents — it reflects Ding Fire lighting the world with a small candle; the Friend may be read in the teamwork of his Menlo Park laboratory.
Direct Officer signifies institutions — the founding of General Electric is the Officer's achievement. Earth drains Fire twice (Wei 未 and Chou 丑); his later years, spent more on business than on invention, can be observed in hindsight as “Fire generating Earth — light turned into enterprise.”
This is a retrospective cross-cultural comparison, not a definitive claim.
Birth date source:English Wikipedia: “Thomas Edison”(cross-checked with public records; bio is an original summary)
This case is for traditional-culture study only, not a judgment of any historical figure; schools of interpretation differ, and these conclusions claim no exclusive truth.