THOMAS EDISON4TH PERIOD US HISTORY

THOMAS EDISON

Thomas Edison-Only scientist in the world to invent 1,093 inventions

-His inventions drastically changed America

-His inventions are still around today, however in different forms

Edison as a child

- Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan Ohio

- His parents were Samuel Ogden Edison Jr. and Nancy Matthews Elliott

- Edison only attended school from the ages of 7-12

- He dropped out because he was deaf and found it difficult to concentrate

- Was a self taught person

Working as a Child

Edison’s First InventionThe electric vote recorder in 1869

Unsuccessful because it took too long to tally votes.

It was unsuccessful, but Edison wasn’t discouraged

The PhonographInvented the phonograph in 1877

Used the concept “phonography” to produce sound

The indentations produced on par affined paper produced sound

“Mary Had a Little Lamb” were the first words that Thomas Edison muttered in the phonograph

Most commonly used device for playing music from 1870s to the 1940s

The Light BulbThe Light Bulb

Edison began work on the light bulb in1877.

This led to the 1st commercial light system; constructed in Manhattan.

Edison gave the company his patents in exchange for large amounts of stock.

Motion PictureEdison started working on motion pictures in 1888

The Kinetograph was a motion picture camera

The Kinetoscope was a peephole motion picture viewer

First ever moving picture was a sneeze

Known as the 10th most important person in the film history.

The First Motion Picture

Came out in 1901 Was a boxing act performed by the Gordon Sisters Bessie and MinnieThomas Edison’s company even filmed cats fighting in a ringThomas Edison’s Company invented a Projectoscope to show films to large audiences

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”

Thomas Edison