THOMAS EDISON
Science/Business
Born: February 11, 1847
Milan, Ohio
Died: October 18, 1931
"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration."
Self-taught American inventor and pioneer industrialist Thomas Alva Edison set up a laboratory in his basement at age ten. During his lifetime Edison rose to become a folk hero and one of America's most prolific inventors. Apart from inventing the phonograph and hundreds of other applicances, he is best known for inventing the electric light bulb in 1879. After thousands of hours of research and experiments, using carbonized thread, Edison made an electric lamp that burned for 40 hours. In 1882, Edison opened his first commercial lighting station in New York City, marking the beginning of the electric lighting industry in America.
1. What was Thomas Edison's middle name?.
2. He Became a folk hero and one of America's most prolific _________.
3. He is best known for his invention of the _____ ____.
4. Edison spent thousands of hours of research and expariments using carbonized ______.
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