1. Thomas Toliver Goldsmith Junior, the Great Inventor
Zachary Sine
Grade 8
Thomas Toliver Goldsmith Junior, the Great Inventor

2. Early Life
Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr. was born in a town called Greenville, South Carolina, in His parents were Thomas and Charlotte Goldsmith. He also had a brother, but his name is unknown.

3. Schooling
Thomas attended Furman University and graduated in He received his PhD in physics in 1936 from Cornell University.

4. Early Inventions
As a teenager, Thomas built crystal radio sets for fun. He was a genius even then!

5. More Schooling
Thomas started teaching physics at Furman University in He was also hired at DuMont Laboratories.

6. Marriage
Thomas got married to Helen Wilcox, and they would remain married for 70 years.

7. Big Inventions
Thomas invented something that would change the world forever: The Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device. This was the first video game in history, where the user guided missiles to shoot down planes. He also went on to make Pong, another video game about tennis.

8. Final Moments
Thomas Toliver Goldsmith, Jr. was definitely a great inventor, but he was still human. He died in 2009 at the age of 99. He died because of a hip fracture.