THOMAS EDISONMeaning Clustersborn
1847 died
1931 prolific
inventor a
profound impact on modern life. patented
1,093 inventions: Incandescent
light bulb Phonograph (played
music) Kinetograph (motion
picture camera) Kinetoscope (for
viewing motion
pictures) His
company produced
many films for the public. He
manufactured many of his own inventions. built
first power plant in
tried many ways to solve problems He kept a barrel of apples to
eat. He slept only 3 hours per night. |
MEMORY TRIGGERS TESTborn______________________________ died______________________________ inventor____________________________ impact_____________________________ ___________________________________ patented____________________________ ___________________________________ incandescent_________________________ ___________________________________ phonograph_________________________ __________________________________ kinetograph_________________________ ___________________________________ kinetoscope__________________________ ___________________________________ produced____________________________ ___________________________________ manufactured________________________ ___________________________________ power
plant__________________________ ___________________________________ solve
problems_______________________ ___________________________________ apples______________________________ ___________________________________ 3
hours_____________________________ ___________________________________ Copyright 2005 Carl Peterson |