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PRESENTER INTROPRESENTER INTRO

3. Thomas Alva
Edison
The Inventor

4.  1847 born on February 11th
in
Milan, Ohio.
 7th
and last child.
 Parents were Samuel Edison Jr.
& Nancy Elliot Edison.
 1854 moved to port Huron,
Mich.
 He began selling newspapers
when he was twelve years old.
 He was known as Alva until
his 2nd
marriage.

5.  1863 he became an apprentice telegrapher.
 1876 he built a laboratory and a machine shop .
 1883 observed the Edison effect.

6. EducationEducation
• Thomas Edison attended a formal school for three
months in port Huron, Mich.
• His mother was a teacher and taught him to love
reading. She did not like strict ways and decided to
home school her son.

8. Inventor?
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Inventor
• Edison invented
many useful items
such as the light
bulb, phonograph,
electrical vote
recorder, and
motion picture
camera.

9. • Creating experiments
was Thomas Edison’s
passion.
• Thomas Edison created
1,093 inventions.
His Passion

10. The 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.

11. Edison’s othEr invEntions
• Motion Picture Camera
• Electric Motor
• A Telegraph
• Storage Battery
• Motion Picture Viewer

12. • The phonograph was Edison’s favorite invention,
patented in 1878.
• It was developed due to his involvement with the
telegraph and the telephone.
• Edison wanted a phonograph in every home.
• The first phonograph used tin foil on a cylinder,
Edison recorded Mary Had A Little Lamb
The Phonograph
• The phonograph was Edison’s favorite
invention, patented in 1878.
• It was developed due to his involvement with
the telegraph and the telephone.
• Edison wanted a phonograph in every home.
• The first phonograph used tin foil on a cylinder,
Edison recorded Mary Had A Little Lamb

13. Accomplishments
• Began his career in 1863
• Held a world record on 1093 patents
• Created worlds first industrial research laboratory.
• Founded the motion picture industry.
• In 1892 he was awarded the Albert Medal of the
Society of Arts of Great Britain
• In 1928 he received the Congressional Gold Medal
• Began his career in 1863
• Held a world record on 1093 patents
• Created worlds first industrial research
laboratory.
• Founded the motion picture industry.
• In 1892 he was awarded the Albert Medal of
the Society of Arts of Great Britain
• In 1928 he received the Congressional Gold
Medal
AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

14. Edison’s Companies
• 1859 Grand Truck Herald
• 1870 Newark Telegraph Works
• 1878 Edison Speaking Phonograph Co.
• 1878 Edison Electric Light Co.
• 1881 Edison Ore Mining Co.
• 1889 Edison Portland Cement Co.
• 1896 National Phonograph Co.
• 1911 Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
• 1859 Grand Truck Herald
• 1870 Newark Telegraph Works
• 1878 Edison Speaking Phonograph Co.
• 1878 Edison Electric Light Co.
• 1881 Edison Ore Mining Co.
• 1889 Edison Portland Cement Co.
• 1896 National Phonograph Co.
• 1911 Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Edison’s Companies

15. Interesting FactsInteresting Facts
• Thomas Edison lived through
the Civil War, the Spanish
American War, World War I
and the beginning of the
Great Depression.
• Edison was mostly deaf. He
lost most of his hearing at
the age of twelve when a
conductor pulled him onto a
train by his ears.
• He did not let his disability
stop his love of learning.

16. DeathDeath
• He was still inventing when
he died on October 18,
1931.Died in West Orange .
• He lived exactly 84 years, 8
months and 7 days .