USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

IMMIGRATION IN INDUSTRIAL AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why were Thomas Edison’s inventions important to the growing economy of then and now?
A
He made it possible to provide electricity commercially
B
He made records popular
C
He sold his invention to others
D
He invented the light bulb
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Edison invented the incandescent light bulb in 1879. It promoted economic growth because it made it possible to light factories as well as homes more safely than kerosene lamps.

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 Edison is most well known for his invention of the light bulb.

Detailed explanation-4: -His contributions to engineering helped bring technology into the electric age. The most inventive electrical engineer in history before “electrical engineers” really existed, Thomas Edison (1847-1931) created and improved many 19th and 20th Century gadgets from the telegraph to electric cars.

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