Inventions that changed the world
Let’s learn about Thomas Alva Edison who patented 1093 inventions in his lifetime Undoubtedly one of the greatest inventors of all time, many of Thomas Alva Edison’s inventions changed man’s lifestyle. The electric bulb, sound recording and a crude form of movies were just a few of them. Born in 1847, in Ohio, USA , Edison had little formal schooling. Yet, he was fascinated by science. He spent his young adulthood working extremely hard, and would often spend days experimenting, just to make something work. In 1869, Edison moved to New York City, where he improved upon a machine called the ‘ticker’ that was used to relay information about the stock market. With the money he earned from this, Edison built what he called an ‘ invention factory ’ at Menlo Park, near New York. This was, in fact, the world’s first research laboratory. His next major contribution was in 1877, when he invented the phonograph , a device used to record and playback sounds. What is interesting is that although ...