| Childhoods | Their Inventions | Start of Their Career | Their legacy | Thomas Edison is the BEST |
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Thomas Edison was born in Ohio, on February 11, 1847
When and where was Thomas Edison born?
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The Incandescent Light Bulb
What invention was Thomas Edison most famous for?
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He was a telegrapher
What did Edison do as he traveled around the west?
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The Phonograph
What invention of Thomas Edison's in nearly $150 billion dollars today?
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His light bulb paved the way for our modern lights in classrooms and houses that we know today?
Why was Edison's invention, the light bulb, so important for this world today?
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Tesla was born in Smiljan, Croatia in 1856
When and where was Tesla born?
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X-rays, remote controls, and radios
Name 1 of the 3 inventions Tesla's research helped create that we use in this world today
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Continental Edison Company
Who did Nikola Tesla work for in 1822?
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Electrical Power, Recorded Music, and Motion Picture
Name one of the three industries that Thomas Edison "gave birth" to
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He designed a battery for self-starters in cars
What did Thomas Edison do that helped our cars today?
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Fruit, snacks and newspapers
What did Thomas Edison sell when he was 12?
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Henry Ford, the self-starter with his battery was put in the Model T
Who ask Thomas Edison to design a battery for the self-starter?
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He was a terrible business man.
Even though Nikola Tesla was great at inventing he was terrible at what?
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In Wardenclyffe, on Long Island
Where did Nikola Tesla began building a global communications network?
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DC current
What did Thomas Edison make that was good for batteries?
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Thomas Edison was the youngest of 7 children. He had 6 siblings
Was Thomas Edison the oldest or the youngest and how many siblings did he have?
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Inventing safe, inexpensive electric light
What was Thomas Edison's real focus while inventing the light bulb?
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The Stock Ticker (Universal Stock Printer)
What was Thomas Edison's first invention?
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America's first industrial R&D facility
Edison's laboratory and workshop was America's first what?
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Thomas Edison had 3 more famous inventions than Tesla.
How many more famous inventions did Thomas Edison make than Tesla?
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Tesla was 7 years old.
How old was Nikola Tesla when his brother died in a horse riding accident?
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Alternating Current (AC)
What kind of electric current did Nikola Tesla discover?
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The Phonograph in 1877
What invention helped gain attention for Thomas Edison?
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New York
Where did Nikola Tesla move back to in 1900 after 3 years?
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Thomas Edison had 815 more patents than Nikola Tesla
How many more patents did Thomas Edison have than Tesla?
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