Thomas EdisonThomas Edison

““To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.”To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.”

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Who is he?Who is he? Born February 11, 1847 in Milan, OhioBorn February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio Died October 18, 1931 in New JerseyDied October 18, 1931 in New Jersey Grew up in Port Huron, MichiganGrew up in Port Huron, Michigan Home SchooledHome Schooled Became almost completely deaf due to scarlet Became almost completely deaf due to scarlet

feverfever Married in 1871 and had 3 childrenMarried in 1871 and had 3 children Married again in 1886 and had 3 more childrenMarried again in 1886 and had 3 more children

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Area of ExpertiseArea of Expertise Began his career as an inventorBegan his career as an inventor 1,093 patents1,093 patents Invented phonograph in 1877Invented phonograph in 1877 Major innovation was the first industrial Major innovation was the first industrial

research labresearch lab Invented the first incandescent lightInvented the first incandescent light Invented quadruplex telegraph Invented quadruplex telegraph Invented carbon microphone used in telephoneInvented carbon microphone used in telephone

Impact on SocietyImpact on Society The city of Edison in New Jersey was The city of Edison in New Jersey was

named after himnamed after him Thomas Edison College was establishedThomas Edison College was established Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower

was createdwas created He was named the 15He was named the 15thth Greatest Greatest

AmericanAmerican

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Fun FactsFun Facts Edison created the word “Hello” as a Edison created the word “Hello” as a

telephone greetingtelephone greeting He was a strong supporter of Montessori He was a strong supporter of Montessori

schoolsschools He was intrigued with Morse Code, so he He was intrigued with Morse Code, so he

taught it to his girlfriend and proposed taught it to his girlfriend and proposed marriage to her in the codemarriage to her in the code

Comprehension Comprehension QuestionsQuestions

1.1. Where was Edison born?Where was Edison born?2.2. What are two things Edison invented?What are two things Edison invented?3.3. What was one thing established in his What was one thing established in his

name?name?

Works CitedWorks Cited

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison

http://www.thomasedison.com/biog.htm

http://www.ohio-mapsite.com/us_oh_milan_ar.html

http://www.thetalkingdrum.com/dates.html

http://www.teach-nology.com/cgi-bin/timeline.cgi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison