Invention+Convention

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Questions of Thomas Edison

1) When was Edison born? Thomas Edison was born on February, 11, 1847

2) Describe what Edison’s education was like. How does Edison’s education compare to your education? Thomas Edison didn't go to school a lot and at the age of 13 he started to go to work.

3) How did Edison spend his free time? Thomas Edison reads books like scientific and technical books.

4) What opportunities did Edison have as a telegraph operator? He could call his friends or his parents with the telegraph.

5) What was Edison’s first successful invention? Thomas Edison's first successful invention was the "Universal Stock Printer"

6) Edison’s second major invention was the tin foil phonograph. What did it do? The tin foil phonograph could record and reproduce sound created a sensation

7) What contributions did Edison make to the electric lighting industry? The success of his light brought Edison to new heights of fame and wealth, as electricity spread around the world.

8) What was Edison’s third invention? How can its impact be seen on the world today? Thomas Edison's third invention was the light, light bulb kin if. Till today we can use his invention and make everywhere bright!

9) Describe one challenge that Edison had to face. One of the challenge Thomas Edison had to face was when his movie business had to get out.

10) What do you think Edison will be remembered for the most? Why? I think most people would remember his work making more inventions to help other people on this world.

1- How do you think Thomas Edison improved the quality of people’s lives in the 1900’s though technology. I think the light bulb helped a lot of people with it. I also think a lot of people would thank him. Maybe before Thomas Edison made the light bulb, there was no light??

2- How have Thomas Edison’s inventions improved the quality of your life today? Like the light bulb he made was only like a circle shape but now it has a lot of different shapes... Like a fire shape long (really) long shapes.

=The Father of Kodak, George Eastman= This is George Eastman.



Questions for George Eastman Question 1: Who is the inventor and what about their life impacted their ability to create the invention?? Answer: The inventor's name is George Eastman and he invented the Camera. He was born at 1854 July 12. He lived at Waterville, New York. His parents are George and Maria Eastman. His father ran a plant nursery, then after a commercial college. His mother was a homemaker, and after she ran a boarding house. His father moved the family to Rochester when **George** was five. There, he started a commercial college. **George**'s father died when he was eight. The rest of the family became very poor. **George** Eastman went to school at the Rochester public schools. He didn't go to school at the age of 14. He needed to help his family. The reason he made the camera is that at first he loved photography.... So at 1880 he had developed a process for making what were called dry plates. With his partner, he made a dry plate company named " **Eastman** Dry Plate and Film Company." At 1884 he came up with a breakthrough that changed modern photography-paper-backed film. Also at 1888 George Eastman invented the camera. When people bought the camera, if you take a 100 pictures, then you have to send the camera back to the factory and it will reload the film... That will take $10. The camera's name was Kodak because he liked the letter K and he liked the vowels o and a. So the front of the word was made.... Koa.. But that didn't make sense so he separated the o and a so but a letter d in it.... That made the word the word Kodak. That's when people started to use the camera.... So he made a mansion to live in... But sinse he didn't marry or anything he was living on his own...Years after he developed a painful spinal disease. He died on March 14, 1932. He died on his own hands, when he was only 77 years old. When he died what happened to his house?? That house became muesum. It showed George Eastman's stuff to reagular people like me!!! Here is a picture...



Question 2: What is the invention and how did it come to be invented??? Answer: The invention is the camera... George Eastman made the camera. He just like photography. That means that he like real postcards... One day, he thought of ideas of making something about it... That is the camera... It was named Kodak.

These are the pictures of the first camera George Eastman made.







These are the camera's sketch and how it is going to be made. Thispicture is George Eastman and Thomas Edison together.

Question 3: How did the invention affect society at that time? Answer: Most of the people wanted to buy the camera. So a lot of people bought the camera but there was one bad thing... It is that when you take 100 photos, you need to send the camera back to the factory to print the pictures out reload the film. That cost $10!! In the olden days, that would probably be a lot of money!! Still a lot of people bought it....

Question 4: Is the invention still used today? Why? How? Modifications? Yeah, the camera is still used today. People still have the Kodak camera or Canon camera. They use the camera for some old reason... That is that they love photography and post cards just like George Eastman. That is why people still use cameras still today. How the camera is still used by today??? It is that most of the people like photos!!! I know maybe a lot of people who likes cameras and likes to play with it... Mr Howitt, My mom, me... That is not a lot but still!!!! Those people start little but endsup being big!! So till today people use cameras. I wish a lot more people like the cameras!!!

5: Could this invention have an impact on the future? Explain... The camera can impact the future.. That is because when George Eastman first intruduced his camera, a lot of people wanted it and buy it... It is the same as today!!! In the olden days the camera wouldn't have a lot of things that could make the pictures nicer or anything but these days you can make the pictures balck and white, you can make it zoom in and out, you also can make the pictures blur in!! There is much more and more!!! Think about it!!! what would happen in the future?? What they can do to make the picture more cooler??

Question 6: After making the invention, what happened next?? Answer: After making the invention, George Eastman being famous and a lot of people thanked him. The invention brought him a lot of money and he made a own mansion!!!!! (On his OWN)!!!! He first made the camera and he thought maybe something else and he made a second camera which is more better than the first one....

=My Speech= Hi my name is George Eastman. I am 76 years old and I developed a spinal cord disease. So I need to talk faster because I have an appointment and hour later. I was born at 1854 July 12. I lived at Waterville, New York. My mom and dad's names are, George and Maria Eastman. My father ran a plant nursery, then after he ran a commercial college. My mother was a homemaker, and after she ran a boarding house. Our family moved to Rochester when I was five. My father died when I was only eight. The rest of our family became very poor. I started to go to school at the Rochester public school. I didn't go to school that long… At the age of 14, I stopped going to school and started work for our family… My first job was working with the telegraph. I could call my friends and my parents so I was very satisfied. I loved pictures and real photo postcards. So one day I thought of making something to take pictures… That was the camera!! So from that day on I thought of making the camera. At 1880 I developed a process for making what were called dry plates. With my partner, I made a dry plate company named "Eastman Dry Plate and Film Company." At 1884 I came up with a breakthrough that changed modern photography-paper-backed film. Also at 1888 I invented the camera. When people bought the camera, and you take 100 pictures, then you have to send the camera back to the factory and it will reload the film... That will just take $10. A lot of people complained but that's what it is. The camera's name was Kodak because he liked the letter K and he liked the vowels o and a. So the front of the word was made.... Koa.. But that didn't make sense so he separated the o and a so but a letter d in it.... That made the word the word Kodak. That's when people started to use the camera.... So with that money I made a mansion to live in... But since I didn't marry or anything I was just living on my own...Years after I developed a painful spinal disease. That made me really sick and came till here.... You guys need to Thank me!!! I died at March 14 1932. When I was only 77 years old!!! After I died probably a lot more new cameras came out but I made the camera and people don’t really know it!!! I want you guys to know it and if I didn’t make the camera you guys couldn’t take any pictures!! Oh!! I’m late!! I need to go bye!!!!

=Annotated Bibliography= John, Smith M. "George Eastman." __George Eastman__. 13 Jan. 2009. 13 Jan. 2009 . This site tells you about George Eastman's life style.

John, Smith M. "George Eastman." __Sirs Discover__. 13 Jan. 2009. 13 Jan. 2009 . This site helps you know more about George Eastman.

John, Smith M. "George Eastman." __George Eastman__. 13 Jan. 2009. 13 Jan. 2009 . This also talks about George Eastman in avery short summary.