Thomas Edison

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Thomas Edison

• A Light Shines Bright
• By Shana Dunn

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Thomas Alva Edison

• This little boy will grow up to be a famous
  inventor.
• He was born on February 11, 1847.

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• Thomas Edison had patents for over 1,000
  inventions.
• Of all my inventions, I liked the phonograph the
  best.
• Thomas A. Edison

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The Phonograph

• The phonograph came before a cassette player, a
  compact disc player, or a MP3 player.

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• Edison spoke into his new invention by using a
  large needle.
• His first words were Mary had a little lamb.
• Listen to this message from Thomas Edison to
  American soldiers fighting for our country!

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The Light Bulb

• Another Edison invention is the incandescence
  light bulb.

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• The incandescence light bulb has a small thread
  or a filament that becomes so hot it gives off
  light.
• This is Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Francis
  Jehl on October 21, 1929.

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Fred Otts Sneeze

• Thomas Edison patented the invention of the
  kinetoscope.
• A kinetoscope is a motion picture viewer.
• Click on to see one of Edisons first moving
  pictures!

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• Thomas Edison created between 200 and 300 films.
  
• This film is called the Gordon Sisters Boxing.
• Click on the box to begin this film.

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Opportunity is missed by most people because it
is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

• Often Edison had inventions that failed.
• Even though he failed, he kept trying.
• Here are some inventions that didnt work!

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Failed Inventions

• Edison loved to use cement but this was not
  practical for others.
• He made cabinets, pianos, and houses with cement.
• This idea was not a total loss, his cement
  company created the Yankee Stadium! Play ball!

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Failed Inventions

• Thomas Edison tried and tried to create sound for
  his films.
• Click on the box to see the results of his
  experiment!
• What sounds do you hear?

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Failed Inventions

• His biggest failure was a practical way to mine
  iron ore.
• Thomas Edison tried to create a machine that
  separated iron from ore. Sadly, he did not and
  he lost all of his money.

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• Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October
  18, 1931.
• During his funeral, thousands of people across
  the world dimmed their lights or turned them off
  to show their love for this great inventor!

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• Today, Thomas Edisons inventions have become
  necessities in the way we live.
• He and his inventions are lights that still shine
  bright!

Thomas Edison was known as The Wizard of Menlo
Park.
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Resources

• All photos, videos, and voice recordings can be
  located from the following sites
• Americas Story from Americas Library
• http//www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
  
• The Library of Congress http//memory.loc.gov/a
  mmem/index.html
• Thomas Edisons Home Page
• http//www.thomasedison.com