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L GHTBULBS. DONE BY:GROUP AHAA AARON, ASHLEY, AVEEK, HUI LING. WHO INVENTED THE LIGHT BULB?. THOMAS EDISON , Thomas Alva Edison , INVENTED THE LIGHT BULB, YEAR 1879. HE WAS BORN IN OHIO, USA ON 11 TH FEBRUARY 1847 HE PASSED AWAY ON 18 TH OCTOBER 1931.
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L GHTBULBS DONE BY:GROUP AHAA AARON, ASHLEY, AVEEK, HUI LING
WHO INVENTED THE LIGHT BULB? THOMAS EDISON, Thomas Alva Edison, INVENTED THE LIGHT BULB, YEAR 1879. HE WAS BORN IN OHIO, USAON 11TH FEBRUARY 1847 HE PASSED AWAY ON 18TH OCTOBER 1931
DID THOMAS EDISON REALLY INVENT THE LIGHT BULB? • NO, he didn't "invent" the light bulb, but rather he improved upon a 50-year-old idea. • The first electric light was made in 1800 by Humphry Davy, a British chemist. He experimented with electricity and invented an electric battery. When he connected wires to his battery and a piece of carbon, the carbon glowed, producing light. This is called an electric arc. • Humphry Davy : • Born in Penzance, Cornwall, England on the 17th December 1778 • Passed away on the 29th May 1829
WHAT ARE EDISON’S OTHER INVENTIONS? HIS OTHER INVENTIONS ARE THE PHONOGRAPH, MOTION CAMERA, STOCK TICKER AND THE KINETOSCOPE Stock ticker Motion picture camera phonographs
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF EDISON’S LIGHTBULB? • They wouldn't have to light a candle therefore minimizing the risk of a fire starting out. • People could now have light at the flick of a switch. • Not only was the invention of a light bulb another light source it was the discovery of using electricity.
WHAT IS SO INTERESTING ABOUT THE LIGHT BULB? THE LIGHT BULB USES ELECTICITY TO LIGHT UP. A new filament material was created and placed within a bulb, which created light for more than 1500 hours.
QUIZ TIME!!! • Q1:Who invented the light bulb?
Q2: • Q2:NAME 3 OTHER INVENTIONS OF THOMAS EDISON.
Q3 • NAME 1 BENEFIT OF THE LIGHT BULB.
THE END!!! Credits to: information & pictures from GOOGLE, Group members: AARON ASHLEY AVEEK HUI LING