IMA Hero: Thomas Alva Edison HH
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Saved by 1 people (0 private), first by anonymouse user on 2008-04-10
- Littlekk72 on 2008-04-10 - Tags no_tag
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He holds 1,093 patents for his
inventions. This is the largest number of patents held
by any one person.
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when Alva was six years old, he saw a goose sitting
on some eggs until they hatched. Being the curious youngster,
Alva sat on other goose eggs to see if they would hatch.
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Alva wanted to know
where grain came from so he climbed to the top of a
grain elevator. He fell into a pile of grain and started
to sink.
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In an experiment to
generate static electricity, he attached wires to the
tails of two cats and quickly rubbed their fur. This
experiment did not work.
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Alva then set up
a laboratory in the basement. He labeled his chemical
bottles "POISON" to keep other people from using them
even though the chemicals were not poisonous.
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n an experiment
to make a human balloon, Alva had a boy swallow Seidlitz
powders which give off gas when mixed with water. Alva
hoped the powder would mix in the boy's stomach and
create a gas, and this gas would cause the boy to float.
This experiment did not work.
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When Alva was 11
years old, he built a telegraph with his friend, Jim
Clancy. The telegraph connected their houses. Alva and
Jim communicated with each other by using Morse Code.
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Alva's curiosity
continued throughout his life and led to a lifetime
of experimenting and inventing.
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on 2008-04-10 by littlekk72
on 2008-04-10 by littlekk72