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| What were the names and professions of Edison's parents? |
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| Sam owned a mill that made wood shingles and Nancy was a teacher. |
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| What was his order in terms of his siblings? |
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| He was the youngest of 7 children. |
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| What was the first experiment Edison did? |
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| He made a nest of eggs and would sit on them to see if they would hatch. |
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| What happened to the Edison's barn? |
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| Thomas accidentally burned it to the ground and was punished in the town square. |
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| He was very sickly and even got scarlet fever. He was later deaf. |
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| What was the name of Thomas' mean teacher? |
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| What happened when the Grand Trunk Railroad came through town? |
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| Thomas got a job at the age of 12 being a candy butcher- selling candy, fruit and newspapers. |
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| Where did Thomas set up his laboratory? |
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| The baggage car of the train. |
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| In 1862 what did Thomas buy and use on the train? |
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| A printing press to print up the Weekly Herald. |
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| The father of the boy that Thomas saved, taught him what valuable skill? |
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| When Thomas moved to New York what types of jobs did he do? |
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| He would work with building and fixing telegraph equipment that would send up to the minute stock prices. |
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| What 2 big telegraphy inventions did Edison make? |
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1. Automatic telegraph system (didn't need a telegrapher)
2. Quadruples (sent 4 messages at once) |
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| Who did Edison get a job for at Gold and Stock Company? |
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| Mary Stilwell, she was 16. (yes Christina...he was 24) |
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| What were the names of his 3 children? |
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| Marion, Thomas Jr., and William |
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| What nickname did Edison get when he moved to New Jersey? |
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| What 3 big inventions/improvements did Edison make while in New Jersey? |
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1. Improved Bell's phone
2. Phonograph (record player)
3. Light bulb |
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| When did Edison invent the light bulb? |
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| "Genius is one percent _______, 99 percent ______". |
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| inspiration, perspiration |
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| How did his wife Mary die? |
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| Who was Edison's 2nd wife? |
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| What were Edison and Mina's children's names? |
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| Madeline, Charles, Theodore |
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| Edison invented what movie items in 1903? |
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| A movie camera and a projector |
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| What were the first 2 movies to tell a story? |
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| The Life of an American Fireman and The Great Train Robbery |
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| What other inventions did he make toward the end of his career (3)? |
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| Car Battery, Cement Mixer, and a copying machine |
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| How many patents did Edison receive? |
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| 1,093 (the most of any other inventor) |
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| Diabetes and ulcers at the age of 84. |
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| What did people do as a show of support when Edison was buried? |
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| They all turned their lights off at 10. |
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| How many of his siblings died at a young age (not ever of course they're all dead now)? |
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| 2 died before he was born and one died the year he was born. |
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| What did Edison nickname his 2 oldest children? |
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| Mina's father was of what profession? |
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