What did Thomas Edison invent?

a light bulb with a carbon filament

What was George Westinghouse known for?

developing a new technology for delivering electiricty

his monopoly of the oil industy

controlling the banking industry

What impact did the light bulb have?

It replaced dangerous kerosene lamps and candles in city apartments

It created the possibility of home-based businesses

It caused immigrants to continue to live in cities

It enabled trains to operate at night

What did George Westinghouse do?

Harnessed electricity for factory use

Thomas Edison spent many hours in his laboratory trying to make a lightbulb. What does "laboratory mean?"

a place where a scientist works

a house where a scientist lives

a room where a scientist sleeps

What is the topic Chapter 3?

Tom Edison made a light that was safe to use.

Tom Edison worked for more than a year.

Why do you think Thomas Edison is important?

Because he has created many helpful inventions that have made our lives easier and better.

Because he is a funny, loving,many kind person.

Because he invented the first TV, and a lot of people love to watch it.

Because he was a founding father of our country.

Tesla said to Edison, "So confess to your thefts, and let the whole world know,"

Most of Edison's inventions were either stolen or improvised versions of other inventions, and people had no idea.

People think that Edison stole lots of invention.

Edison eventually confessed to "borrowing" several key inventions without permission.

Tesla said, "You did not steal from me; you stole me from mankind!" What did he mean?

Edison did not just steal Tesla's inventions, but Edison just stole these inventions from humanity, which could have been used for them.

teslas inventions could have made more money if they were stolen by a greedy person.

Edison did not possess the intellect to properly utilize Tesla's inventions.

Edison said, "The truth hertz." The term "hertz" means...

The Hertz is a unit of measurement for the frequency of electromagnetic waves.

The level of energy can regulate the truthfulness of the device powered.

Tesla said, "It's the wireless transmission of truth." What did he mean?

One of Tesla's final inventions was a wireless electrical transmitter.

Edison insisted that wired transmission was dangerous and unneeded.

Tesla claimed that his wireless transmitter was better than Edison's wired transmission.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Who is this?

George Westinghouse

Nikola Tesla

Thomas Edison

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is this?

Thomas Edison

George Westinghouse

Nikola Tesla

Samuel Clemens

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is this?

Nikola Tesla

Richard Nixon

Thomas Edison

4.

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30 sec • 1 pt

Who is this?

Samuel Clemens

Fog Horn Leghorn

Nikola Tesla

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When was Thomas Edison born?

October 7th 2011

July 4th 1776

Feb 11th 1847

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Thomas Edison believed in AC power?

true

false

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Nikola Tesla holds the patent for radio?

True

False

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