Scholastic News - Thomas Edison

Select the best definition for the word patent.

• a document that gives an inventor the right to be the only one to make and sell their invention for a certain number of years

• gestures or movements that a person has a habit of making

• something that makes a person or thing special

Edison went on to receive more than ______ patents from the U.S. government.

• 200

• 1,000

• 625

Select the definition for the word attempted.

• something that makes a person or thing special

• try to accomplish or complete something

• something that is left over

Fill in the blank - Several inventors ________ to create an electric lightbulb.

• attempted

• fished

• glowed

Which helped Edison's bulb glow for 13 hours?

• cotton thread

• beard hair

• fishing line

According to Paul Isreal, how did Edison feel about failure?

• He saw mistakes as opportunities to learn

• He thought no one should ever fail.

• He thought failures were a reason to give up.

When did Thomas Edison begin to lose his hearing?

• age 30

• age 12

• age 22

Where was Edison born?

• Michigan

• Florida

• Ohio

What disability did Edison have?

• vision impaired

• hearing impaired

• cognitively impaired

What is considered to be Edison's greatest invention?

• light bulb

• phonograph

• kinetograph (movie camera)