USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -4-Thomas Alva Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be a dark place. this is his biggest invention. 5-Hard working, determined, scientist, careful, famous.

Detailed explanation-2: -One of the most famous and prolific inventors of all time, Thomas Alva Edison exerted a tremendous influence on modern life, contributing inventions such as the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera, as well as improving the telegraph and telephone.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio; the seventh and last child of Samuel and Nancy Edison. When Edison was seven his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan.

Detailed explanation-4: -Accompanying him were two key associates, Charles Batchelor and John Kruesi. Batchelor, born in Manchester in 1845, was a master mechanic and draftsman who complemented Edison perfectly and served as his “ears” on such projects as the phonograph and telephone.

Detailed explanation-5: -“The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.” “Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.” “If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.”