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Let There Be Light!

Thomas Edison was one of the most famous inventors of all time, known for inventing the incandescent light bulb. He spent many years experimenting with different materials for a light bulb filament, testing thousands of plant fibers. In 1879, Edison was awarded a patent for his successful electric lamp, which consisted of a carbonized filament housed inside a glass vacuum bulb. Edison went on to make many other contributions, including establishing the first commercial electric power plant in New York City and inventing over 1,000 devices during his career.

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Let There Be Light!

Thomas Edison was one of the most famous inventors of all time, known for inventing the incandescent light bulb. He spent many years experimenting with different materials for a light bulb filament, testing thousands of plant fibers. In 1879, Edison was awarded a patent for his successful electric lamp, which consisted of a carbonized filament housed inside a glass vacuum bulb. Edison went on to make many other contributions, including establishing the first commercial electric power plant in New York City and inventing over 1,000 devices during his career.

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INVENTIONS

FOR THOMAS EDINSON

Let there be Light!

Thomas Alva Edison born in Ohio on Febr!ar" ## #$%& 'as one o( the most 'ell )no'n inventors o( all time* He s+ent a (e' o( his earl" "ears in (ormal s,hooling b!t he re,eived most o( his ed!,ation at home*

As Edison himsel( +!t it.M" mother 'as the ma)ing o( me* She !nderstood me/ she let me (ollo' m" bent*.

In the +eriod (rom #$&$ to #$$0 Edison and his asso,iates 'or)ed on at least three tho!sand di((erent theories to develo+ an e((i,ient in,andes,ent lam+* Edison1s lam+ 'o!ld ,onsist o( a (ilament ho!sed in a glass va,!!m b!lb* He had his o'n glass blo'ing shed 'here the (ragile b!lbs 'ere ,are(!ll" ,ra(ted (or his e2+eriments*

In order to im+rove the b!lb Edison needed all the +ersisten,e he had learned "ears be(ore in his basement laborator"* He tested tho!sands and tho!sands o( other materials to !se (or the (ilament*

He tested the ,arboni3ed (ilaments o( ever" +lant imaginable in,l!ding ba"'ood bo2'ood hi,)or" ,edar (la2 and bamboo* He even ,onta,ted biologists 'ho sent him +lant (ibers (rom +la,es in the tro+i,s* Edison a,)no'ledged that the 'or) 'as tedio!s and ver" demanding*

.4eni!s is one +er,ent ins+iration and ninet"5nine +er,ent +ers+iration*6 7atent n!mber 889 $:$ 'as given to Edison1s ele,tri, lam+*

In the earl" #$$0s Edison +lanned and s!+ervised the ,onstr!,tion o( the (irst ,ommer,ial ,entral ele,tri, +o'er station in Ne' ;or) <it"* In #$$% Edison began ,onstr!,tion o( a ne' laborator" in =est Orange Ne' >erse" 'here he lived and 'or)ed (or the rest o( his li(e* The =est Orange (a,ilit" is no' +art o( the Edison National Histori, Site r!n b" the National 7ar) Servi,e*

?e(ore he died in #:9# Edison +atented # 0:9 o( his inventions* Edison 'ill (orever be remembered (or his ,ontrib!tions to the in,andes,ent light b!lb* Edison1s 'or) 'ith light b!lbs 'as a s+ar) o( brillian,e on the timeline o( invention* At the ver" beginning o( his e2+eriments 'ith the in,andes,ent lam+ in #$&: he said.=e are stri)ing it big in the ele,tri, light better than m" vivid imagination (irst ,on,eived* =here this thing is going to sto+ Lord onl" )no's*.

Let there be Light!

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