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Thomas Edison
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History
What is...?
100

Name this piece of Technology?

Typewriter

100

Who is Thomas Edison? 

Thomas Edison was an American inventor who is considered one of America's leading businessmen and innovators.

100

...to clean the floor?

Vacuum

100

What year was the first flight to space? 

May 5th, 1961, Neil Armstrong would not walk on moon until 1969 

100

A machine resembling a human being and able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically.

Robot 

200

Name this piece of Technology?

Floppy Disk 

200

What is Thomas Edison most famous for? 

Thomas Edison is credited with inventions such as the first practical incandescent light bulb and the phonograph.

200

...to solve a complex math problem? 

Calculator

200
Which president approved the creation of NASA? 

Dwight D. Eisenhower, approved the first U.S. space mission in 1955 and in April 1958 proposed the creation of what became NASA. 

200

Is capable of viewing and magnifying distant objects.

Telescope

300

Name this Piece of Technology? 

Phonograph

300

How many Patents or inventions did he have or hold? 

He held over 1,000 patents for his inventions. 

300

...to listen to music? 

Radio or record player

300

When was the first electric guitar created? 

1931, The first electrically amplified stringed instrument to be marketed commercially was a cast aluminium lap steel guitar nicknamed the "Frying Pan" designed by George Beauchamp.

300

An electrically operated oven using high-frequency electromagnetic waves that penetrate food, causing its molecules to vibrate and generating heat within the food.

Microwave

400

Name this Piece of Technology? 

Slide Projector

400

What state was Thomas Edison's industrial research lab build in 1876? 

 It was built in Menlo Park, a part of Raritan Township (now named Edison Township in his honor) in Middlesex County, New Jersey 

400

...to send document through the telephone line? 

Fax Machine

400

Who formed the technology creating company General Electric

1890: - Edison General Electric formed, changed to the name "the General Electric Company" in 1892

400

An electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program.

Computer

500

Name the model and maker of this piece of technology? 

Ford Model T (this one is from 1922)

500

From 1878 to 1880, Edison and his colleagues worked on over ________ theories to create and perfect the incandescent lamp. What is approximate amount? 

3000

500
...to send an encoded message using "dots" and "dashes" or "dits" and "dahs" 

Samuel Morse telegraph machine (to send a Morse Code) 

500

What year were the first color televisions sold? 

On this day, February 28th, in 1954, the first color TV sets using National Television Systems Committee (NTSC) standard were produced and sold to the public.

 

500

An appliance or system used to control the humidity, ventilation, and temperature in a building or vehicle, typically to maintain a cool atmosphere in warm conditions.

Air Conditioner