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Edison And Edison Essay

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¬¬There are many words to describe Thomas Alva Edison, genius, entrepreneur, inventor, philanthropist, life-changer, etc. All of these words are used for good reason; he was every single one of those things and more. Edison managed to change the world in a fashion that was unpredictable for his time. In 84 years of his life he managed to patent 1,093 different inventions either singlehandedly or in a group. (Thomas Edison History.com, 1) The world as we know it today would be dramatically different had it not been for the genius of Edison. “Lights, Camera, Action” would not be a phrase today had Edison not been alive. It’s impossible to see how the world would’ve come out if Edison had never existed, but it can easily be said that it would …show more content…

He realized that the needle from the telegraph would move and indent paper if one talked loud enough into the receiver. With this in mind he decided that this should be investigated further and developed into a product. (History of the Phonograph 1) Along with his engineers, he worked to develop a machine, that by using a needle and a piece of tin-foil wrapped around a cylinder, could record and playback human speech. His machine, called the phonograph, would indent marks on a cylinder and play them back a limited number of times. (National Park Service 1) The first message recorded with this message was Edison singing the popular nursery rhyme, “Mary Had a Little Lamb.”. The invention was quickly abandoned and picked up by other inventors such as Charles Summer Tainter, who improved the phonograph into the graphophone. After finishing work on the lightbulb, Edison returned to his invention which would eventually change the world. (History of the Phonograph …show more content…

"Before the twentieth century, listening to music was a temporal, fleeting experience--and a rare treat (1)". (Listening to Music 1) Before the phonograph, people had to gather around in public spaces in order to listen to music. This was usually done in places such as churches or concerts. It was a social event that brought people together (Listening to Music 1) Due to the technology of the phonograph, it was no longer such a social activity and people could listen to their favorite tunes in the privacy of their own homes. Music became an individual experience thanks to Edison and his invention, the Phonograph.
Edison not only changed the way we hear sound, he also changed the way we view light. Before Edison, the most common lighting system was gas light. The way that gas light functioned was by containing a flammable gas inside of a glass bulb and then setting it on fire. This worked well, but was hazardous and not easily controlled. (Revolution 1) In the period from 1878 to 1880, Edison, along with his accomplices, set forth to create an efficient lightbulb for common use.(Franklin Institute

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