Thomas Edison

What was Thomas Edison most well known invention? 

• Electricity
• Car
• Hospital 
• Light bulb 

What happened when Thomas Edison became ill with scarlet fever at an early age?

•  He became crippled. 
• He lost some of his hearing.
• He started doing experiments.
• He stopped doing experiments.

Thomas Edison was an 

• Electrician and farmer 
• President and lawyer 
• inventor and engineer 
• printer and Librarian

Thomas Edison created many inventions. 

• True
• False 

Thomas Edison gave up when he could not figure out to make the light-bulb work. 

• true 
• false
• maybe

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.

What was Edison's MOST famous laboratory located?

• Milan, Ohio
• West Orange, New Jersey
• Menlo Park, New Jersey
• Newark, New Jersey

Like Ben Franklin, Thomas Edison was a genius.  What does "genius" mean?

• a person who likes science
• a person who is very smart
• a person who lived long ago
• a person who enjoys reading

What caused Edison to lose his job at the railroad office? 

• He set up a lab at the office.
• He was sleeping at work.
• He started a fire.
• He didn't come to work.

What was Edison's first job?

• delivering the paper
• working as an inventor
• working in the railroad office
• working as a telegraph operator