Mini Lesson #2 Curated Resources

In his 84 years, Thomas Edison acquired a record number of 1,093 patents (singly or jointly) and was the driving force behind such innovations as the phonograph, the incandescent light bulb and one of the earliest motion picture cameras. He also created the world's first industrial research laboratory.

U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Edison National Historic Site Feb. 11, 1847 to Oct. 18, 1931 Almost entirely self-educated, Thomas Alva Edison began experimenting in the cellar of his family home around the age of 10.

Edison Diamond Points, February 1917, p. 14-16

American inventor Thomas Edison conducting an experiment in his laboratory, circa 1910. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images

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View Stock Photo of Thomas Edisons Menlo Park Laboratory In New Jersey Photographed On February 22 1880 This Was The First Industrial Research Lab In Operation From It Has Since Been Removed To Greenfield Village In Dearborn Michigan Thomas Alva Edison 18. Find premium, high-resolution photos at Getty Images.

Published: October 22, 2011 When the visionary inventor and entrepreneur Steve Jobs died some two weeks ago, he was compared, repeatedly, to just one person: Thomas Alva Edison. That 19th century wizard held over a thousand patents, inventing the phonograph, the motion picture camera and most significantly, the electric light.

Patent drawing for the electric light bulb.

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Here is the link to the BrainPOP video, "Thomas Edison." (It would not allow me to upload the link directly). https://www.brainpop.com/technology/scienceandindustry/thomasedison/