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Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison. By: Shannon Matuszny EECT 111. Early life. Thomas Edison and his family. Milan, Ohio. Born February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio Inquisitive and wanted to learn on his own Mystery of hatching eggs Escape from drowning Public spanking. Port Huron, Michigan.

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Thomas Edison

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  1. Thomas Edison By: Shannon Matuszny EECT 111

  2. Early life Thomas Edison and his family

  3. Milan, Ohio • Born February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio • Inquisitive and wanted to learn on his own • Mystery of hatching eggs • Escape from drowning • Public spanking

  4. Port Huron, Michigan • Moved to Port Huron by railroad train when seven • Removed from formal schooling at age 12 • Realized worth of education • Sponsored Edison scholarships

  5. First Laboratory • At age 11 had a chemical laboratory • Read many books • Gibbon’s “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” • The “Dictionary of Sciences” • At age 12 had a job as newsboy and candy “butcher” • “The Weekly Herald”

  6. Edison’s Deafness • Tale • Caused by trainman who boxed his ears when Edison’s traveling laboratory caught fire • Truth (Edison’s Truth) • Caused by trainman who picked him up by the ears to get him on a train pulling out of the station

  7. Edison’s Beginnings How Edison got introduced into the world of electricity

  8. Train Rescue & Reward • Before age 17 Edison risked his life to save a station agent’s young boy • In return, Edison was taught telegraphy • First insight to electricity and the beginning of his studies and experiments

  9. Telegrapher Jobs • At age 17 became a regular telegrapher on the Grand Trunk Line in Ontario • Creative invention got him fired • Device to automatically “report in” in Morse code every hour • Found a job with Western Union in Boston • Ended up in New York poor and in debt

  10. Gold and Stock Telegraph Co. • Created the Universal Stock Printer • Received $40,000 • Opened a factory and manufactured stock tickers • At age 23 was established and successful

  11. Incandescent Lamp The creation of a commercially viable incandescent electric lamp

  12. Light History • Gas lights were prevalent before 1879 • Many inventors worked to create incandescent light stemming from electric arc lamp • James Prescott Joule • Sir Humphrey Davy

  13. Edison’s Success • Contributing factors • Durable incandescent material • A better vacuum within the bulb • Filament material of high resistance • Platinum • Carbonized Japanese bamboo • Tungsten

  14. Critical System Elements • Parallel circuit • Durable light bulb • Improved dynamo • Underground conductor network • Devices for maintaining constant voltage • Safety fuses and insulating materials • Light sockets with on-off switches

  15. Following Inventions Inventions following the success of the incandescent electric lamp

  16. The “Edison Effect” • First application in the field of electronics • Phenomenon where an independent wire or plate, when placed between the legs of the filament in an electric bulb, serves as a valve to control the flow of current

  17. Other Inventions • Motion picture camera • Invented and patented in 1888 • Steel alkaline storage battery • Improved Edison battery in 1910 • Boost to electric car manufacturers • Short-lived • Rubber • U.S. dependent on foreign sources during WWI • Made from goldenrod

  18. Electric Companies Following Edison’s success multiple electric companies were formed

  19. General Electric • Edison General Electric was formed in 1889 from various smaller companies • Edison never controlled company • General Electric was formed after Edison General Electric and leading competitor Thompson-Houston merged

  20. Board of Patent Control • Formed by Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse • “Joint arrangement between GE and the Westinghouse Co. to defend the patents of the two companies in litigation” (Venable) • Over 600 lawsuits for patent infringement filed

  21. Conclusion Thomas Alva Edison’s impact

  22. Conclusion • Affected life as we know it today • Huge discoveries and improvements • Incandescent light bulb • Phonograph • Motion camera • Still remembered today through the existence of General Electric

  23. References • Light bulb history - invention of the light bulb. (2007). The Great Idea Finder. Retrieved May 2, 2012, from http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions • The inventions of Thomas Edison. (n.d.). Inventors. Retrieved May 2, 2012, from http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors • Venable, J. D. (n.d.). A brief biography of Thomas Alva Edison | Thomas Edison Muckers. Thomas Edison Muckers. Retrieved May 2, 2012, from http://www.edisonmuckers.org/thomas-edison-biography/

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