Thomas Edison

Justine Litonjua
World Literature- Block F
April 11, 2014

What he is known for

1st occupation: telegrapher

Inventor:

Tin foil phonograph

Electric pen

Light bulb

Motion pictures

And 1000+ more

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Edison was born in Milan. Ohio

Samuel Edison: Nova Scotia, Canada

Nancy Edison: America, died at age 29

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Early Life

Born: February 11, 1847

Died: October 18 1931

Learning disability & slightly deaf

1st job: telegrapher at store

News Reporting Telegraph Company

Early Life

1st Wife: Mary

Children: Marion,
Thomas Jr., William

2nd Wife: Mina

Children: Madeline,
Charles, Theodore

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World War I

Carbolic acid

Devices: telescribe and submarine detector

Naval Research Lab

Honored by government

Inventors

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Opportunity is missed by most

people because it is dressed in
overalls and looks like work

Religion

Deist

Methodist bishops tried to influence him

No evidence of supernatural world

Impact on the World

Companies: AT&T and General Electric

Inventions still used today

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Questions

When was Thomas Edison born?

February 11, 1847

When did he die and from what?

October 13, 1931

What was his most popular invention?

The light bulb

What was the name of his first laboratory?

Menlo Park Laboratory

What did he call the workers that helped him?

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