Ben Franklin And Thomas Edison Michael Vu World History-H Pd.6

Born in Boston, on January 17,1706 Writes a ballad for the capture of BlackBeard Previous occupations were culter, bookeeper, and shopkeeper Elected as the official printer of Pennsylvania Kite Experiment Invented glass armonica and bifocals

Ben Franklin Born January 17, 1706 in Boston Invented swim fins for his hands Worked in a cutlery shop Became an apprentice Wrote a ballad for Blackbeard’s capture Stop attending church to study on Sunday

Ben Franklin Becomes vegetarian Goes to Philadelphia to become a printer Came back to Boston to start own print shop, but denied Elected official printer in Philadelphia

Ben Franklin Started America’s first German newspaper, failed Poor Richard’s Almanac Does electrical experiments Does kite experiment and receives Copley Medal of the royal Society of London Receives honorary degrees form Harvard and Yale

Ben Franklin Invents armonica Invents bifocals Signs French Alliance, Peace Treaty, and Constituation Dies in April 17, 1790

Born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847 Set up a chemistry lab in the train he worked in as a boy Experimented on telegraph instruments Combined with Thomas-Houston Company to form General Electric Invented Alkaline Storage Batteries for electric cars Invents the carbon-filament lamp

Thomas Edison February 11, 1847 in Milan Ohio Worked as trainboy selling candy and newspapers Then works as a telegraph operator, later experimenting with telegraph instruments

Thomas Edison Retires from telegraph operator to continue inventing Invented the Quadruplex telegraph, which send four messages at once Invents carbon transmitter Invents carbon filament lamp

Thomas Edison Improved the phonograph to the graphophone and perfected it Thomas-Houston Company and Edison General Electric combine to form General Electric Starts on storage battery for electric cars Markets alkaline batterys

Thomas Edison Was in search for natural substitute for rubber, goldenrod Dies October 18, 1931 Nation dims lights for a minute on the day of he funeral

Impact Both are equally match Thomas Edison Gasps the power of electricity and expanded ideas First electric cars Light-bulbs

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