Learning Tapestry

Inventions - Light Bulb

Done by:Shahira Afreen

Kay ReongMaegan Ong

David Ong

What is an invention?An invention is a new composition, device, or

process. An invention may be derived from a pre-existing model or idea, or it could be independently conceived in which case it may be a radical breakthrough. In addition, there is cultural invention, which is an innovative set of useful social behaviors adopted by people and passed on to others. Inventions often extend the boundaries of human knowledge or experience. An invention that is novel and not obvious to others skilled in the same field may be able to obtain the legal protection of a patent.

Why we like this invention?We like this invention as it has an important

role in our lives. Without the light that the light bulb produces, we will not be able to see in the dark and unfortunately, we will fall down and get injured.

So, we like this invention very much and the light helps you to even look at the screen now!!!

Who is the inventor of the light bulb? The inventor of the light bulb is Thomas Edison

BornThomas Alva EdisonFebruary 11, 1847Milan, Ohio, United StatesDeathOctober 18, 1931 in West Orange, New

JerseyOccupationInventor, scientist, businessman

ReligionAtheist

SpouseMary Stilwell (m. 1871–1884)Mina Miller (m. 1886–1931)

ChildrenMarion Estelle Edison (1873–1965)Thomas Alva Edison Jr. (1876–1935)William Leslie Edison (1878–1937)Madeleine Edison (1888–1979)Charles Edison (1890–1969)Theodore Miller Edison (1898–1992)

ParentsSamuel Ogden Edison, Jr. (1804–1896)Nancy Matthews Elliott (1810–1871)

RelativesLewis Miller (father-in-law)

What is so interesting about a light bulb?

Incandescent lamps make light by using electricity to heat a thin strip of material (called a filament) until it gets hot enough to glow. Many inventors had tried to perfect incandescent lamps to "sub-divide" electric light or make it smaller and weaker than it was in the existing electric arc lamps, which were too bright to be used for small spaces such as the rooms of a house.

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