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Thomas Edison
#1 Thomas Edison important to our history because of these What is his inventions
#2 Thomas Edison created this, which we use every day What is the Light bulb
#3 This is his full name What is Thomas Alva Edison
#4 On ______18___ Thomas Edison was born What is February 11, 1847
#5 On______19___Thomas Edison died due to this disease What is diabetes on October 18, 1931
A Stroll In His Early Years
#1 Thomas Edison was first married to this lady Who was Mary Stilwell
#2 Thomas Edison started his career as an inventor in this city What is Newark, New Jersey
#3 On 1867, while working with a lead-acid battery when he spilled_________,then was fired the next day What is sulfuric acid
#4 After the death of his first wife, he later married_________ on________ What is February 24, 1886 20-year-old Mina Miller
#5 Due to complications of his hearing, he soon caught this illness What is scarlet fever
Near The End of His Years
#1 Edison moved from Menlo Park after the death of Mary Stilwell and purchased a home known as 'Glenmont' in 1886 as a wedding gift for Mina in this area What is Llewellyn Park in West Orange, New Jersey
#2 In 1928, Edison joined this club What was Fort Myers Civitan Club
#3 Edison was said to have been influenced by a popular fad diet in his last few years. This was the only liquid he consumed. What was a pint of milk every three hours
#4 Edison's last breath is reportedly contained in a test tube at this museum What is the Henry Ford Museum
#5 A special plaque commemorating the joint achievement of both the railway and Edison can be seen today in this waiting room What is the room of Lackawanna Terminal in Hoboken
His Legacy, What He Left Us With
#1 Several places have been named after Edison, most notably this town What is the town of Edison, New Jersey
#2 In West Orange, New Jersey, the Glenmont estate is maintained and operated by the National Park Service as this site What is the Edison National Historic Site
#3 This medal was created on February 11, 1904, by a group of Edison's friends and associates What is the Edison Medal
#4 While working to improve the efficiency of a telegraph transmitter, he noted that the tape of the machine gave off a noise resembling spoken words when played at a high speed. This caused him to wonder if he could record this What is a telephone message
#5 The first great invention developed by Edison in Menlo Park was this What is the tin foil phonograph
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Final Question
Ironically, in 1957, at age 10, he built this What is a laboratory