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T H I S B U T T O N A L L O W S Y O U T O R E T U R N T O T H E
B E G I N N I N G O F T H E P O W E R P O I N T . C L I C K T H E
H O M E B U T T O N A G A I N T O G O B A C K T O T H E
W E L C O M E ! S C R E E N .

T H I S B U T T O N M O V E S Y O U T O T H E N E X T
S L I D E .

T H I S B U T T O N A L L O W S Y O U T O G O B A C K A N D
R E V I E W T H E P R E V I O U S S L I D E .

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 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 LIFE 2

EDISON’S INVENTIONS
CLICK ONE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT!
Light Bulb
Phonograph
Motion Picture

LIGHT BULB 1
 First practical bulb to stay lit for hours

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 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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MOTION PICTURE 1
 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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PHONOGRAPH 1
 Used to record sounds and play them back

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 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 !

QUESTION 1
What is the name Edison gave his invention, the motion picture, in Greek?
A) Kinetoscope
B) Kinetochore
C) Kinetoplast

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.

QUESTION 2
To what president did Edison demonstrate his phonograph?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Herbert Hoover
C) Rutherford B. Hayes

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.

QUESTION 3
Which was not seen as a use for the phonograph?
A) Music Box
B) Record Moving Pictures
C) Books for Blind to Hear

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 Star
B) Mary Had a Little Lamb
C) 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!
You’re all finished!

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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