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October 18, 1931 in West Orange NJ
When did Thomas Edison die?
100
A more practical version of light
What is the electric light bulb?
100
Mina Miller
Who is Thomas Edison's last wife?
100
The precursor to Jukeboxes, iPods, and other ways to play back music
What is the Phonograph?
100
Al
What was Edison's childhood nickname?
200
February 11, 1847 in Milan Ohio
When was Thomas Edison born?
200
This allows the user to record their voice
What is the phonograph?
200
Thomas' school teacher
Who said Thomas' mind was "addled"?
200
Precursor to video cameras and movies
What is the kinetograph?
200
Thomas rescued a 3 year old boy
Where did Thomas learn morse code?
300
Scarlet fever and being hit in the ear
Why was Thomas Edison deaf?
300
the Electrographic Vote Projector
What was Thomas Edison's first invention?
300
How Thomas Edison proposed to Mina Miller
What is morse code?
300
Precursor to modern day electricity
What is the electric lighting system?
300
Thomas Edison executed this elephant
Who was Topsy the elephant?
400
Glenmont
What is Thomas Edison's house named?
400
Edison first installed this in lower Manhattan, 1882
What was the Electric Lighting System?
400
Marion Estelle Edison, Thomas Alva Edison Jr., and William Leslie Edison.
Who were Thomas Edison's first three children?
400
Precursor to modern batteries
What is the alkaline battery?
400
. . . . . Five dots
What is Edison's mysterious tattoo?
500
4 - 6 ounces
How much did Thomas Edison eat?
500
This invention showed pictures in rapid succession to make the picture look like it was moving
What was the Kinetographic Camera?
500
Dear friend to Thomas Edison, died the day after him, and crutches were placed on Edison's grave
Who was John Ott?
500
Stepping stone to cell phones
What is Edison's improvement on the carbon telephone?
500
72 hours
How often did Edison sleep?