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Thomas Edison
Born in 1847, Thomas Edison was a famed American inventor. He is credited with the invention of the practical light bulb, as well as phonograph and motion picture camera.
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Electric Light Bulb
How old was Thomas Alva Edison when he died?
He died of old age (natural causes) on October 21, 1931. He was 84 years old when he died.
When was the first electric oven made?
An electric skillet has a heating element incorporated into the pan itself and can function independently of a cooking stove. The first electric skillets were made by the Sunbeam company in 1953.
Builder of the first power station?
The first power station was built in Craigside England in 1868. This power station was built by Lord Armstrong. This was not a public power station.
Who invented the projector or kinetoscope in 1893?
Thomas Edison was the first person to describe it in technical terms. William Dickson, an employee of Edison, created the first functional model. The Kinetoscope was not a projector. It was designed to house the film and light source and object glass all within one box and to be viewed through a peehole in the top.
Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity. Afterwords, Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. Fun fact- "I have not failed 1,000 times. I have
successfully discovered 1,000 ways to NOT make a light bulb."
What were Thomas Edison's goals in life?
To be the very best that noone ever was.
To catch them was his real test, to train them was his cause.
The phonograph was the first device for recording and replaying sound. It was invented and patented by Thomas Edison, a famous American inventor. The invention of the phonograph was the invention that made him famous. It uses a cylinder with tinfoil on it to record sound by indentations made by a pin. First thing recorded was "Mary had a Little Lamb".
When was electric light invented?
Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb. The first successful test of his invention was in October of 1879, during which the light lasted for over 13 hours. He acquired the patent in 1880.
Did thomas alva edsion invent the air conditioner?
no he did not...W.H. Carrier invented the air conditioner
Is Tomas Edison a famous person?
Tons. I have seen pictures of him with Ford, Roosevelt, Lindberg, the Queen. Hundreds turned out for his funeral.
How did Thomas Edison beneift from the free enterprise system?
Thomas Edison was an inventor. Someone paid him a large amount of money for one of his invetions. With his money, Edison set up a laboratory where he worked on more inventions. Free enterprise also helps people called enterorenuersm who want to start buisness and make a profit. hope dis helped :)
What year did he invent the light bulb?
Thomas Edison invented the first light bulb that was available for commercial use in 1879. The light bulb was first used in Menlo Park.
Was Thomas Edison a deaf or a deaf teacher?
yes he did he was deaf but after sometime he did not care if he was deaf it was better for him to concentrate
What did Benjamin Franklin have in common with thomas Edison?
Ben Franklin and Thomas Edison were both famous inventors, even though Ben was older. They both were curious and asked lots of questions. They were both some of America's best and favorite inventors.
When was the projector invented?
the projector was made in 1984 by Gene Dolgoff
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Thomas Hobbes was an important enlightenment thinker. In his masterpiece Leviathan he said that people by nature were selfish and ambitious. He believed that the type of government needed to control this was absolute monarchy. It was a king of social contract or agreement among members of society, people submitted to an authoritarian ruler to prevent disorder. Although he was a monarchist , his idea of a social contract was important for the developement of democracy.
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When did Thomas Edison discovor electrcity?
First of all Thomas Edison did not discover electricity. He discovered the light bulb! Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity you dumb head, and that was in 1752. >:(
When did Thomas Jeffersons dad die?
Thomas Jefferson's father, Peter Jefferson, passed away on August 17, 1757. Thomas was 14 years old at the time, and would grow up to serve as America's 3rd President.
Peter Cooper Hewitt patented the first prototype of the fluorescent light bulb in 1901. It was a mercury vapor lamp.
