THOMAS ALVA EDISONBy: Javier Biera

IndexLife

-Family and living

-Childhood

-Adulthood

Inventions

-Bulb light

-Phonograph

Monumets in his honour

Couriosities

Laughter of him

Life (family and living) (1/3)

• He was born in Milan, Ohio the 11th of February in 1847.

• He died in West Orange, New Jersey the 18th of October in 1931 with 84 years.

• Father-Samuel Edison. Mother-Nancy Matthews Elliott.

• He had six brothers and sisters

Life (childhood) (2/3)

• He grew up in Port Huron, Michigan.

• He only studied three months of oficial scholing. Much of his education was from reading: R.G. Parker's School of Natural Philosophy and the Cooper Union.

• He worked as telegraph operator until he was 19.

Life (adulthood) (3/3)

Mina Miller

Thomas Alva Edison Jr.

William Leslie Edison

Madeleine Edison

Charles Edison

Marion Estelle Edison

MARRIAGE

Mary Stilwell

Inventions

Bulb lignt

Phonograph

Light bulb• The first succesful test of a light was of

October 22in 1879 and lasted 40 hours

• Edison and his team did another light bulb

with a carbonized bamboo filament that

lasted 1.200 hours

Phonograph• Before Thomas invented the real phonograph there

was

other but without play back.

• Edison did a the first phonograph with play back.

• He announced his invention in the 21st of November in

1877.

• He demostrated the device for recording and

playing sound of November 29 in 1878.

Monumets in his honour (1/3)

Memorial tower and museum in Menlo Park (New Jersey)Memorial tower and museum in Menlo Park (New Jersey)

Monuments in his honour (2/3)

In DetroitIn Detroit

Monuments in his honour (3/3)

Bust to Thomas EdisonBust to Thomas Edison

CouriositiesHe appeared in the coins

His laughter (1/2)

His laughter (2/2)

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