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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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