Thomas Edison

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Thomas Edison

• To invent, you need a good imagination and a
  pile of junk.
• By Tami Kalina

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Who is he?

• Born February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio
• Died October 18, 1931 in New Jersey
• Grew up in Port Huron, Michigan
• Home Schooled
• Became almost completely deaf due to scarlet
  fever
• Married in 1871 and had 3 children
• Married again in 1886 and had 3 more children

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Map of Birthplace
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Area of Expertise

• Began his career as an inventor
• 1,093 patents
• Invented phonograph in 1877
• Major innovation was the first industrial
  research lab
• Invented the first incandescent light
• Invented quadruplex telegraph
• Invented carbon microphone used in telephone

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Impact on Society

• The city of Edison in New Jersey was named after
  him
• Thomas Edison College was established
• Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower was created
• He was named the 15th Greatest American

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Timeline
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Timeline (continued)
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Fun Facts

• Edison created the word Hello as a telephone
  greeting
• He was a strong supporter of Montessori schools
• He was intrigued with Morse Code, so he taught it
  to his girlfriend and proposed marriage to her in
  the code

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Comprehension Questions

• Where was Edison born?
• What are two things Edison invented?
• What was one thing established in his name?

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Works Cited
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison http/
/www.thomasedison.com/biog.htm http//www.ohio-ma
psite.com/us_oh_milan_ar.html http//www.thetalki
ngdrum.com/dates.html http//www.teach-nology.com
/cgi-bin/timeline.cgi http//en.wikipedia.org/wik
i/Thomas_Edison