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THOMAS ALVA EDISON
Early Life
He was born on 11th February 1847 His father was a politician and his mother
was an accomplished school teacher. At the age of twelve he was selling news
papers to people along the Grand Trunk Railroad line. When he was succeeding he decide to publish his own newspaper called the Grand Trunk Herald
He set up a laboratory in a baggage car At 19 he developed a type of inquiry of
examinations and experiments.
Education
In school Edison often wandered off and his teacher Reverend Engle overheard calling him addled because he was not able to think clearly and he was a little confused.
And that ended Edison’s three months of school
After that his mom continued teaching him at home for a while
Much of his education came from R.G Parker’s School of Natural Philosophy and The Cooper Union
INVENTIONS
The phonograph: The phonograph is also called a gramophone. It was invented in 1877. the phonograph was the first invention that could replay a recoded sound.
The electric car: The electric car was brought out in the 1880s. It was a popular car in the 19th century and the 20th century and it is even still driven around today.
Phonograph
The Electric Car
Quotes
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more
time. Opportunity is missed by most people because it is
dressed in overalls and looks like work. I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't
work. If we did all the things we are capable of, we would
literally astound ourselves. Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the
goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.
The LightBulb
A Little Bit On The Light Bulb
It took Thomas 10.000 attempts before he got the light bulb right.
He did not actually invent the light bulb actually he took it from a 50 year old idea and made it better.
Credits Pg 1-3 by Nyika Empey
Pg 4-6 by Kalum Pawley
Pg 7-9 by Brian Geoghegan
With special thanks to Ria Whyte And Mrs Nolan
The End
