Please in a sentence like a real book report !!!!!I will be gracious to u people.!!!!!!!!!!
2006-12-30 12:16:38 · 5 answers · asked by Hello:) 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Thomas Edison was the great genius inventor of the electrical age. His hundreds of inventions made him a giant public figure in American and around the world at the turn of the 20th century. Among Edison's most famous inventions are the first practical long-lasting light bulb and the phonograph; he also helped refine and develop other inventions like motion picture cameras, the stock ticker and the typewriter. By the end of his life Edison had registered 1093 patents and had made millions from his inventions and the businesses he built on them. He is especially known for his work with electricity, and the story of his struggles to find the right filament for the first working light bulb are legendary. Edison's labs were located in Menlo Park, New Jersey, leading to his nickname of "The Wizard of Menlo Park." Edison is also famous for being a dogged worker: he often slept no more than four hours per night and made the famous statement, "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration."
2006-12-30 12:26:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't forget his attempt to keep Tesla down! And his stubborn refusal to abandon DC power in favor of the far more efficient AC power. And his electrocution of convicts and dogs to prove that AC power was dangerous.
2006-12-30 20:47:03 · answer #2 · answered by Don Pablo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He accomplished quite a bit for a person who was completely deaf.
2006-12-30 20:19:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
hint... it's the reason you are even able to use a computer.
2006-12-30 21:25:33 · answer #4 · answered by dancing_christian_mocha_girl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the light bulb!!!
2006-12-30 20:18:21 · answer #5 · answered by googoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋