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ALL ABOUT EDISON
Thomas Edison was born February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. He became deaf at an early age and was provided with limited education. Edison's weakest subject was math but he found a love for chemistry. As a teenager, Edison was hired to sell newspapers on trains but he was also able to set up a chemical lab in one of the baggage cars. Then, in 1868 Edison went to work as a telegraph operatir at the Western Union Telegraph Company in Boston. During his time there he still continued with his experiments. In 1869, Thomas Edison invented the first electric vote-recording machine, but it was turned down in Washington D.C. Edison was then hired as a general manager at Law's Gold Indicator Company for his technical skills. Edison, then, formed a company with two other engineers that specialized in electrical work but it was sold in 1870 so Edison started his own business. Then, in 1879 he invented the lightbulb which became a cheap production that got it's power from a central source.

**Parts Of a Lightbulb!**
1. Filament 2. A Glass Outline/ Surrounding 3. Glass Support 4. Metal Around Base 5. Insulating Material 6. Metal Tip of Base

When Edison first invented the lightbulb he used sewing thread and bamboo as the filament for his lightbulb. Materials like metal wire are used as the filament in modern day lightbulbs.

__**FUN FACTS ABOUT EDISON AND THE LIGHTBULB**__ the United States and the world that by the year 1900 Americans were using over 25 million light bulbs! One of Edison's early triumphs was the phonograph (record player) which he invented in 1877. Station) in New York City, developing the first steam- driven electric power station in the country.
 * The invention of the lightbulb was so critical to advancing
 * Edison's lightbulb lit up an entire neighborhood (Pearl Street
 * By 1890s almost every town had electric power stations.

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= = = = =Electricity= Communication was the first great use of electricity when the telegraph was invented around 1840. This invention was followed by the Invention of the Radio, telephone, television, and of course the light bulb. When the light bulb was invented it brought a new use for electricity. Since more inventions were being made that demanded a source of power (electricity) in order to work it was only necessary that a central power station be built. Thomas Edison is responsible for building the first central power station. Coal-fired steam and water were some of the first sources of energy used to make electricity. Gas and oil were also some energy fuels that were used to fuel electricity as time went on. When technology started to advance, electricity was used for computers, cars, and motors. Electricity was also used to create the start of Invention and Use of Movies.

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