People always say that Thomas Alva Edison was a genius. He answered‚ ‘genius is hard work‚ stick-to-it-iveness and common sense’. Thomas Edison was an inventor that created such innovation as the electric light bulb and phonograph. He was born on 11 February 1874 in Milan‚ Ohio and the youngest in his family. Thomas’s father was an exiled political activist from Canada and mother wan an accomplished school teacher. His mother was the major influence in Thomas’s life as well. Thomas had hearing difficulties
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’’To invent‚’’ Thomas Edison said‚ ’’you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.’’ Thomas Edison patented 1‚093 of his inventions‚ which transformed the United States into an enormous and influential industrial power. He is the driving force behind major inventions like the phonograph‚ akaline storage batteries‚ the carbon transmitter‚ the incandescent light bulb‚ and the Kinetograph. The first motion picture‚ shot by the Kinetograph‚ not only changed entertainment for decades to come‚ but
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[1] Thomas Alva Edison contributed to many things we use today‚ such as the camera and the light bulb that lights our houses like the sun captured in a bottle. [4] Growing up in a loving family‚ Thomas was encouraged to persevere in all things.[2]Due to this‚ he became very successful in everything he did. [5] While Thomas worked a variety of different jobs‚ he continued excitedly experimenting with chemicals and electricity. [3] Diligently‚ Thomas worked hard to complete his training in telegraphing
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Thomas Edison An Outstanding Inventor A full time inventor‚ a big business man‚ and a motion picture movie author are three words that people think of in connection with Thomas Edison. Many people know that Thomas Edison made the electric light bulb‚ but he was so much more. Thomas Edison changed the world with his inventions that made people’s life way easier‚ and left a legacy as a great inventor. The early life of Thomas Edison was very rough and but got better. Family had an impact too. His
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one man‚ Thomas Edison‚ we can have all of these luxuries‚ and many‚ many more. Thomas Edison lived from‚ 1847 to 1931‚ and in those years‚ he forever changed the world. Edison was quoted saying‚ “My desire‚ is to do everything within my power to further free the people from drudgery‚ and create the largest possible measure of happiness‚ and prosperity” (Edison qtd. In Venable 9). Edison created the lightbulb‚ the phonograph‚ the motion picture‚ and countless other modern commodities (Edison qtd. in
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Thomas Alva Edison was a hardworking and determined inventor in the industrial revolution period. He lived the late 1800’s through the early 1900’s. His phonograph‚ motion picture‚ and lightbulb have impacted economically and culturally people around the world. His legacy blazed a path of technological advance through the path of the unknown. Indeed‚ Thomas Edison was an amazing leader in U.S. history‚ left a lasting legacy because of his intriguing and innovative inventions that impacted the whole
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Famous Rivalry: Nikolas Tesla Vs. Thomas Edison Kayla Olson Washburn University Abstract Two brilliant inventors whose famous rivalry of electrical inventions changed the course of history. Nikolas Tesla came to New York and started working for Thomas Edison in 1884. The famous feud known as the “War of Currents” started between the two in the late 1800s over whose current system was superior. Edison developed direct current‚ which is a current that runs continually in a single direction‚ like
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Thomas Edison failed. He did not make the light bulb on his first try. Or his second. Or his third. The way people live their lives is based on mistakes. This is the claim made by Lewis Thomas. Thomas is correct- people base their lives on mistakes. Humans‚ young or old‚ hate being wrong. It drives people crazy to be incorrect. Without this way of thinking‚ there would be no improvements in the world. People learn by trial and error. Life is one big trial and error situation. Mistakes are not as
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[6]‚ Henry Ford [14]‚ Alexander Graham Bell [24]‚ Eli Whitney [27]‚ and Thomas Edison [9]‚ but one crucial figure was left in the dust: Nikola Tesla (Appleby et al.). The Croatian-born inventor‚ engineer‚ and physicist made noteworthy contributions in revolutionizing the electrical industry and should be seated at number ten next to his successful opponent‚ Thomas Edison (Vujovic). Tesla’s supposed rival‚ Thomas Edison‚ was born in Ohio in 1847‚ and he spent his childhood reading and teaching
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Though Thomas Edison is most well know for inventing the lightbulb‚ he has many other contributions to the engineering society that often go unnoticed. He has been deemed by many as one of the most influential people of all time and is considered to have had a large impact on modern civilization. Edison had a large breadth of experience working with motors‚ generators‚ and light bulbs. He fine-tuned and improved the DC generator/motor and expanded the popularity of both the DC and AC motors
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