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DEFINITIONS3

Who is an inventor? An inventor is a person who makes something new, such as a process, appliance, or machine

What is an invention? An inventions is some thing, such as a process, appliance, or machine, that did not exist before and is recognized as unique or genius, not ordinary skill

THOMAS EDISON’S LIFE2

EDISON’S INVENTIONSCLICK ONE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT!

Light Bulb Motion Picture

Phonograph

First practical bulb to stay lit for hours

LIGHT BULB1

Developed switches, meters and wiring

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Founded Edison Electric Company to distribute the bulbs and other parts of the lighting system

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Tried and failed thousands of times but never gave up

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Greek word is the Kinetoscope (kine=motion; scope=picture)

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Takes multiple still pictures very quickly and moves them at a high speed

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First movie theatre built on April 14, 1894

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Used to record sounds and play them back

PHONOGRAPH1

First thing recorded: “Mary had a Little Lamb”

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Demonstrated to President Rutherford B. Hayes

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Uses include books for blind, clocks to announce time, music boxes and toys

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A R E Y O U R E A D Y ? Y O U C A N R E V I E W T H E I N F O R M A T I O N B Y C L I C K I N G T H E H O M E O R B A C K B U T T O N .Y O U M U S T G E T A 4 / 5 C O R R E C T T O P A S S .G O O D L U C K !

C) Kinetoplast

B) Kinetochore

A) Kinetoscope

QUESTION 1

What is the name Edison gave his invention, the motion picture, in Greek?

A) KINETOSCOPE

CORRECT!Kinet means moving and Scope means picture

B) KINETOCHORE

NOT QUITE!Although Kinet means moving, chore does not mean picture.

C) KINETOPLAST

ALMOST!Kinet means moving, but this term involves DNA.

C) Rutherford B. Hayes

B) Herbert Hoover

A) Abraham Lincoln

QUESTION 2

To what president did Edison demonstrate his phonograph?

A) ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Try Again!The time period of his presidency is close to Lincoln’s but too soon!

B) HERBERT HOOVER

NOT QUITE!Herbert Hoover was president at the beginning of the Great Depression. His presidency is too late.

C) RUTHERFORD B. HAYES

GOOD JOB!Hayes invited Edison into the White House to show off his latest invention, the phonograph.

B) Record Moving Pictures

C) Books for Blind to Hear

A) Music Box

QUESTION 3

Which was not seen as a use for the phonograph?

A) MUSIC BOX

OOPS!Edison did see this as a use for his phonograph. The box could now playback sound when opened.

B) RECORD MOVING PICTURES

GREAT JOB!The phonograph recorded sounds and could not be used to record moving pictures.

C) BOOKS FOR BLIND PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO

TRY AGAIN!Edison wanted blind people to enjoy books and by creating the phonograph they could now listen to it!

QUESTION 4

What was the first song Edison recorded on the phonograph?A) Twinkle, Twinkle Little

StarB) Mary Had a Little

LambC) I’m a Little

Teapot

A) TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR

NOT QUITE!The tune is similar.

B) MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB

GOOD JOB!He sang it into the phonograph and it successfully played back!

C) I’M A LITTLE TEAPOT

TRY AGAIN!It was a different popular children’s tune.

QUESTION 5

What was the name of Edison’s company that distributed the light bulb and the parts that went with it?A) Edison and Friends,

INC.B) Lighting,

ETC.C) Edison Electric

Co.

A) EDISON AND FRIENDS, INC.

WRONG!Although Edison worked with other people, this is not the name of it.

B) LIGHTING, ETC.

INCORRECT!Even though Edison’s company worked with more than light bulbs, this is not the name of it.

C) EDISON ELECTRIC CO.

THAT’S RIGHT!This is the name of his company.

GREAT JOB!

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WHAT CAN YOU LEARN FROM EDISON?

Even though Thomas Edison failed thousands of times trying to create the light bulb, he kept up with it. He used perseverance and never gave up.

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