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Thomas Edison

  • Thomas Edison is Born

    Thomas Edison is Born
    He was born in Milan, Ohio
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    Thomas Edison's life

    By Tristan Ro 7 East
  • Edison invents the Electric Vote Recorder

    Edison invents the Electric Vote Recorder
    Application for this patent was signed 0n October 11, 1968. Because the invention was way ahead of its time, it was heartily denigrated by politicians... He now becomes much more oriented towards making certain there is a strong public demand and associated market for anything he tries to invent.
  • Edison invents the Phonograph

    Edison invents the Phonograph
    Also called the record player. He invented it in his labratory in New Jersey
  • First song recorded

    First song recorded
    "Mary had a little lamb" was the first song every recorded in life.
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    Affects by his inventions

  • Constructed the first electric motor ever made for a 110 to 120 volt line

    Constructed the first electric motor ever made for a 110 to 120 volt line
  • He perfects the light bulb

    He perfects the light bulb
    Thomas Edison used lower current electricity, a small carbonized filament, and an improved vacuum inside the globe, he was able to produce a reliable, long-lasting source of light.
  • Invented the carbon telephone transmitter "button".

     Invented the carbon telephone transmitter "button".
    Which finally made telephony a commercial success. Significantly, this invention not only led to the development of the microphone, which made early radio possible, but the solid state "diode" or transistor which makes so many of today's electronic devices possible.
  • Thomas Edison invents the movie camera and projector

    Thomas Edison invents the movie camera and projector
    Thomas noticed a box containing a strip of photographs. When one looked into the box while the strip was moved, the objects in the photos appeared to be moving. He later invented the Edison Moving Picture Machine, an early cinema projector.
  • The first hybrid car was invented

     The first hybrid car was invented
    Because of Thomas Edison inventing the electrical motor, We were able to invent the Hybrid
  • Established his once famous Portland Cement Co.

    In 1907, he introduced the first concrete mold for making one-piece houses called "single piece cast concrete homes." The unique type of kiln he developed for making these houses proved to be of great importance in the cement industry.
  • Thomas Edison invented the telescribe

    Thomas Edison invented the telescribe
    He combining the telephone and the dictating phonograph. It could record both sides of the conversation.
  • Thomas Edison dies

    Thomas Edison dies
  • Film "Avatar" was produced

    Film "Avatar" was produced
    Because of Edison's creation of the movie camera People could create the movie "Avatar"
  • Electricity is being used to this day

    Electricity is being used to this day
    Because of Edison, we can use electricity for our daliy lives.