Invention+Convention

= = toc 1) When was Edison born?  Thomas Alva Edison was born on February11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio.  2) Describe what Edison’s education was like. How does Edison’s education compare to your education? Edison had a little formal education, mostly done by his mother. He barely went to school but thanks to his curiosity he learned to read by himself. I am lucky because I can go at school every day and in my school we can learn and experiment a lot of new stuff. 3) How did Edison spend his free time? At the age of thirteen, Edison spent his free by reading scientific and technical books. He had the opportunity to learn how to operate a telegraph and at the age of sixteen he got a full time job as a telegrapher operator.   4) What opportunities did Edison have as a telegraph operator? By been a telegrapher operator he got the opportunity to travel, see country, cities and gain experience. In Boston he got the chance to become an inventor. 5) What was Edison’s first successful invention? Edison first successful invention was the “Universal Stock Printer”. It is an improved stock ticker for the telegraph.   6) Edison’s second major invention was the tin foil phonograph. What did it do? The foil phonograph was the first machine that could record and reproduce sound. 7) What contributions did Edison make to the electric lighting industry?    Edison   gave an amazing contribution to the electric lightning industry by inventing an incandescent lighting system that could provide light and power to customers.  8) What was Edison’s third invention? How can its impact be seen on the world today? The third Edison’s invention was the motion picture. This invention can be seen on the world today by simply watching a movie at the theater. 9) Describe one challenge that Edison had to face.    One challenge that Edison had to face was to develop a better storage battery. He took 100 years to develop a practical alkaline battery. This new invention is still use today for the lightening railway cars and signals, maritime buoys, and miners’ lamp. 10) What do you think Edison will be remembered for the most? Why? I think Edison will be remembered for the electric light. Till today we used daily the electric light for everything. 1- How do you think Thomas Edison improved the quality of people’s lives in the 1900’s though technology. I think provide light and power to people in the 1900’s was Edison’s most important change in improving their live. The second one I think was the alkaline battery that facilitated the car powering methods. 2- How have Thomas Edison’s inventions improved the quality of your life today? It improved the quality of my life because it makes me see in the dark, I can type on the computer as now, and it also makes me play Wii, play station and so on. Website about Thomas Edison click this: http://inventors.about.com/od/estartinventors/a/Edison_Bio.htm
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