Scientist Report(Thomas Edison)

By: Amina Al-Naama 7D

Thomas Edison’s full name

is Thomas Alva Edison

Thomas Edison was born

on February 11, 1847 in

Milan, Ohio.

Thomas is the seventh and

last child of Samuel and

Nancy Edison

About Thomas Edison

The First Invention

Thomas Edison’s first great

invention that developed in Menlo

Park was the tin foil Phonograph.

He got the idea while working to

improve the efficiency of a

telegraph transmitter. This

caused him to wonder if he could

record a telephone massage. So

he began to experiment until he

made it play back the massage he

recorded “Mary Had A Little

Lamb”.

Thomas Edison had a great

challenge and it was the

development of a practical

incandescent, electric light.

Many people think that Thomas

Edison invented the light bulb

but actually he didn't’t he just

improved a 50 year old idea

and it was a success.

Thomas Edison’s Great Chal lenge

Thomas Edison’s Failures

Thomas Edison held 1,093 patents for different

inventions. Many of the inventions like the light bulb

and the phonograph were brilliant creations that

have a great influence on our every day life.

However not everything Thomas created was a

success he also had a few failures.

bibliography

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/

bledison.htm

http://inventors.about.com/od/estartinventors/a/

Edison_Bio.htm

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/

bledisonfailures.htm

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By: Amina Al-Naama 7D