Thomas Edison for Kids: His Life and Ideas, 21 Activities

Thomas Edison for Kids: His Life and Ideas, 21 Activities — page 9
Time Line Alessandro Volta produces electricity from a cells 100 first battery of zinc and copper plates invented First practical steam locomotive constructed in England 184 Electromagnetism discovered by Hans Oerted in Denmark 1819 Samuel Morse's telegraph used for the first time 1844 Thomas Alva Edison is born on February 11 in Milan Ohio 187 Edison family moves to Port Huron Michigan 1854 Thomas Alva Edison begins selling candy on the train 1850 running between Port Huron and Detroit Michigan Civil War begins 1861 Edison works as a telegrapher 1863 Edison patents his first inventionan electrical vote recorder 186e Edison goes to New York City Transcontinental railroad 1869 completed at Promontory Utah Edison ivents a stock ticker machine and 1870 earns 40 000 for it Begins an invention business Thomas Alva Edison marries 18m Mary Stilwell on Christmas Day Edison perfects the duplex telegraph 1872 Marion Edison born the first child to Thomas Alva and Mary Edison Edison builds a research laboratory lane at Menlo Park New Jersey Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone Western Union Companyhires Edison to build commercial telephones Thomas Edison Jr the Edisons second child is born Edison invents the phonograph in William Leslie Edison is born Las