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 |