"A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die without publicizing it, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another" -Thomas Edison
Bibliography
Primary Sources:
Websites:
"Edison Film and Sound: The History of the Edison Cylinder Phonograph." Edison Film and Sound: The History of the Edison Cylinder Phonograph. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2014. <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edcyldr.html>.
We are using this site to learn more about Thomas Edison’s phonograph and to hear how it originally sounded. We can then compare its similarities to that of today's recorders.
"Chronology of Edison's Family - The Edison Papers." Chronology of Edison's Family - The Edison Papers. Web. 3 Nov. 2014. <http://edison.rutgers.edu/famchron.htm>.
We used this website to sequence the events in Thomas Edison’s life in chronological order. It is one big timeline of all major things that have taken place in Edison’s life.
"Home." Our Documents -. Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=46#>
A primary source about Thomas Edison’s patent for the light bulb. Also it has an illustration of the light bulb that was drawn by Thomas Edison.
"Thomas A. Edison Quotes." BrainyQuote. Xplore. Web. 6 Nov. 2014. <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/t/
A list of quotes from Thomas Edison. We used these quotes to learn more about the type of person that Edison was.
"Light Bulb Statistics." Statistic Brain RSS. Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://www.statisticbrain.com/light-bulb-statistics/>
This website was used for information regarding the number of light bulbs purchased in America per year. These facts helped to support our thesis statement.
Images:
"Today in History: Thomas A. Edison - TPS-Barat Primary Source Nexus." TPSBarat Primary Source Nexus. 12 Aug. 2011. Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://primarysourcenexus.org/2011/08/today-in-history-0812/>
A primary image of Thomas Edison's first model for the phonograph.
"Home." Our Documents -. Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=46#>
An image of Thomas Edison's original diagram for his patent of the electric light bulb.
Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/250/521146930_227b507bec_m.jpg>
A picture of Edison's sister, Marion Wallace Edison, used for our slideshow of Edison's family.
Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://mediasvc.ancestry.com/image/46b0520f-4af9-4aa6-9afc-d7747d32cf61.jpg?Client=MCCManager&NamespaceID=1093&MaxSide=160>
An image of Thomas Edison's mother, used in our slideshow.
Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bhughes/images/Photos/MatPhotos/ElliottNancyAfter.jpg>
A different picture of Thomas's mother, also used in our slideshow.
Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://image2.findagrave.com/photos/2013/256/14961287_137920024954.jpg>
Picture of Edison's father, used in our Edison family slideshow.
"Edison, the Light Bulb and the Eclipse of 1878." Edison, the Light Bulb and the Eclipse of 1878. Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/edison-light-bulb-and-eclipse-1878>
An image of Edison and a group of other scientists and astronomers preparing to view a total eclipse of the sun.
Secondary Sources:
Books:
Meyer, Jerome S. "The Birth of the Electrical Age." World Book of Great Inventions. Cleveland: World Pub., 1956. 264. Print.
This book was used to learn about the effect Thomas Edison's inventions had on society and living quality.
"Magic to Order: Electricity for America."Those Inventive Americans. Washington: [National Geographic Society], 1971. 231. Print.
This book helped us to learn more about the other inventors who influenced the electrical age. This in turn helped us realize the true effects of Thomas Edison's inventions, specifically the light bulb.
Websites:
"The Mackenzie Rebellion." Niagara Falls Settlement History. Web. 11 Jan. 2015. <http://www.niagarafallsinfo.com/history-item.php?entry_id=1312¤t_category_id=180>
We are using this website to learn more about Thomas Edison’s family and their past. This site is about the Mackenzie Rebellion in Canada, in which Edison’s father participated.
"Edison Birthplace Museum - History." Edison Birthplace Museum - History. Web. 3 Nov. 2014. <http://www.tomedison.org/history.html>.
This website will be used to give us knowledge about Thomas Edison’s family and where he was born. Knowing these things can help us determine if anything in his childhood influenced to be the great inventor that he was.
Bio.com. A&E Networks Television. Web. 5 Nov. 2014. <http://www.biography.com/people/thomas-edison-9284349#early-career>.
This website will give us insight into the inventions of Thomas Edison and the impact they had on American culture and technology. We can also use this site to learn more about Thomas Edison’s whole career.
Bellis, Mary. "The Inventions of Thomas Edison." About.com Inventors. About.com, 5 Mar. 2014. Web. 5 Nov. 2014. <http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bledison.htm>.
We used this website to learn more about each of Edison’s many inventions and compare them to the technology we have today.
United States. National Park Service. "Samuel and Nancy Elliott Edison." National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior, 3 Nov. 2014. Web. 5 Nov. 2014. <http://www.nps.gov/edis/historyculture/samuel-and-nancy-elliott-edison.htm>.
This website was used to learn more about Thomas Edison’s parents. It helped us to understand how Edison grew up.
"Thomas Alva Edison Biography - The Edison Papers." Thomas Alva Edison Biography - The Edison Papers. Web. 6 Nov. 2014. <http://edison.rutgers.edu/biogrphy.htm>.
A biography about Thomas Edison.
Cronin, Melissa. "Thomas Edison's Greatest Invention: Innovation Itself?" The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 7 Apr. 2012. Web. 6 Nov. 2014. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/07/thomas-edison-inventions-innovation-rivalry_n_1409957.html>.
A page debating Thomas Edison's greatest inventions.
"Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor."Geni_family_tree. Web. 6 Nov. 2014. <http://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Alva-Edison/6000000002447264491>.
Thomas Edison’s family tree.
"Thomas Alva Edison." Famous Scientists. Web. 6 Nov. 2014. <http://www.famousscientists.org/thomas-alva-edison/>.
A short biography of Thomas Edison’s life and inventions
"Light Bulb Statistics." Statistic Brain RSS. Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://www.statisticbrain.com/light-bulb-statistics/>
This website was used for information regarding the number of light bulbs purchased in America per year. These facts helped to support our thesis statement.
"Thomas Edison | All The Information About Thomas Edison." Thomas Edison | All The Information About Thomas Edison. Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://thomasedison.info/memorials-and-legacy.html>
This website was less about Thomas Edison's life, and more about the legacy that he left behind, pointing to multiple research facilities and memorials bearing the name of Edison.
"Thomas Edison Chronology: A Life in Numbers." Thomas Edison Muckers RSS. Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://www.edisonmuckers.org/thomas-edison-chronology-a-life-in-numbers/>
A timeline of all the important events in Thomas Edison's life.
Thomas Edison Patented the Kinetoscope. (n.d.). Retrieved January 11, 2015, from http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/gilded/jb_gilded_kinetscp_1.html
A synopsis of Edison's patent for the kinetoscope. This website gives information as to why he built it and the origins of motion pictures.
Vote Recorder - The Edison Papers. (n.d.). Retrieved January 11, 2015, from http://edison.rutgers.edu/vote.htm
Basic information on Thomas Edison's first patent, the vote recorder. This invention was a good idea, however it was never used by a legislative body.
Websites:
"Edison Film and Sound: The History of the Edison Cylinder Phonograph." Edison Film and Sound: The History of the Edison Cylinder Phonograph. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2014. <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edcyldr.html>.
We are using this site to learn more about Thomas Edison’s phonograph and to hear how it originally sounded. We can then compare its similarities to that of today's recorders.
"Chronology of Edison's Family - The Edison Papers." Chronology of Edison's Family - The Edison Papers. Web. 3 Nov. 2014. <http://edison.rutgers.edu/famchron.htm>.
We used this website to sequence the events in Thomas Edison’s life in chronological order. It is one big timeline of all major things that have taken place in Edison’s life.
"Home." Our Documents -. Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=46#>
A primary source about Thomas Edison’s patent for the light bulb. Also it has an illustration of the light bulb that was drawn by Thomas Edison.
"Thomas A. Edison Quotes." BrainyQuote. Xplore. Web. 6 Nov. 2014. <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/t/
A list of quotes from Thomas Edison. We used these quotes to learn more about the type of person that Edison was.
"Light Bulb Statistics." Statistic Brain RSS. Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://www.statisticbrain.com/light-bulb-statistics/>
This website was used for information regarding the number of light bulbs purchased in America per year. These facts helped to support our thesis statement.
Images:
"Today in History: Thomas A. Edison - TPS-Barat Primary Source Nexus." TPSBarat Primary Source Nexus. 12 Aug. 2011. Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://primarysourcenexus.org/2011/08/today-in-history-0812/>
A primary image of Thomas Edison's first model for the phonograph.
"Home." Our Documents -. Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=46#>
An image of Thomas Edison's original diagram for his patent of the electric light bulb.
Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/250/521146930_227b507bec_m.jpg>
A picture of Edison's sister, Marion Wallace Edison, used for our slideshow of Edison's family.
Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://mediasvc.ancestry.com/image/46b0520f-4af9-4aa6-9afc-d7747d32cf61.jpg?Client=MCCManager&NamespaceID=1093&MaxSide=160>
An image of Thomas Edison's mother, used in our slideshow.
Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bhughes/images/Photos/MatPhotos/ElliottNancyAfter.jpg>
A different picture of Thomas's mother, also used in our slideshow.
Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://image2.findagrave.com/photos/2013/256/14961287_137920024954.jpg>
Picture of Edison's father, used in our Edison family slideshow.
"Edison, the Light Bulb and the Eclipse of 1878." Edison, the Light Bulb and the Eclipse of 1878. Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/edison-light-bulb-and-eclipse-1878>
An image of Edison and a group of other scientists and astronomers preparing to view a total eclipse of the sun.
Secondary Sources:
Books:
Meyer, Jerome S. "The Birth of the Electrical Age." World Book of Great Inventions. Cleveland: World Pub., 1956. 264. Print.
This book was used to learn about the effect Thomas Edison's inventions had on society and living quality.
"Magic to Order: Electricity for America."Those Inventive Americans. Washington: [National Geographic Society], 1971. 231. Print.
This book helped us to learn more about the other inventors who influenced the electrical age. This in turn helped us realize the true effects of Thomas Edison's inventions, specifically the light bulb.
Websites:
"The Mackenzie Rebellion." Niagara Falls Settlement History. Web. 11 Jan. 2015. <http://www.niagarafallsinfo.com/history-item.php?entry_id=1312¤t_category_id=180>
We are using this website to learn more about Thomas Edison’s family and their past. This site is about the Mackenzie Rebellion in Canada, in which Edison’s father participated.
"Edison Birthplace Museum - History." Edison Birthplace Museum - History. Web. 3 Nov. 2014. <http://www.tomedison.org/history.html>.
This website will be used to give us knowledge about Thomas Edison’s family and where he was born. Knowing these things can help us determine if anything in his childhood influenced to be the great inventor that he was.
Bio.com. A&E Networks Television. Web. 5 Nov. 2014. <http://www.biography.com/people/thomas-edison-9284349#early-career>.
This website will give us insight into the inventions of Thomas Edison and the impact they had on American culture and technology. We can also use this site to learn more about Thomas Edison’s whole career.
Bellis, Mary. "The Inventions of Thomas Edison." About.com Inventors. About.com, 5 Mar. 2014. Web. 5 Nov. 2014. <http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bledison.htm>.
We used this website to learn more about each of Edison’s many inventions and compare them to the technology we have today.
United States. National Park Service. "Samuel and Nancy Elliott Edison." National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior, 3 Nov. 2014. Web. 5 Nov. 2014. <http://www.nps.gov/edis/historyculture/samuel-and-nancy-elliott-edison.htm>.
This website was used to learn more about Thomas Edison’s parents. It helped us to understand how Edison grew up.
"Thomas Alva Edison Biography - The Edison Papers." Thomas Alva Edison Biography - The Edison Papers. Web. 6 Nov. 2014. <http://edison.rutgers.edu/biogrphy.htm>.
A biography about Thomas Edison.
Cronin, Melissa. "Thomas Edison's Greatest Invention: Innovation Itself?" The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 7 Apr. 2012. Web. 6 Nov. 2014. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/07/thomas-edison-inventions-innovation-rivalry_n_1409957.html>.
A page debating Thomas Edison's greatest inventions.
"Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor."Geni_family_tree. Web. 6 Nov. 2014. <http://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Alva-Edison/6000000002447264491>.
Thomas Edison’s family tree.
"Thomas Alva Edison." Famous Scientists. Web. 6 Nov. 2014. <http://www.famousscientists.org/thomas-alva-edison/>.
A short biography of Thomas Edison’s life and inventions
"Light Bulb Statistics." Statistic Brain RSS. Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://www.statisticbrain.com/light-bulb-statistics/>
This website was used for information regarding the number of light bulbs purchased in America per year. These facts helped to support our thesis statement.
"Thomas Edison | All The Information About Thomas Edison." Thomas Edison | All The Information About Thomas Edison. Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://thomasedison.info/memorials-and-legacy.html>
This website was less about Thomas Edison's life, and more about the legacy that he left behind, pointing to multiple research facilities and memorials bearing the name of Edison.
"Thomas Edison Chronology: A Life in Numbers." Thomas Edison Muckers RSS. Web. 7 Jan. 2015. <http://www.edisonmuckers.org/thomas-edison-chronology-a-life-in-numbers/>
A timeline of all the important events in Thomas Edison's life.
Thomas Edison Patented the Kinetoscope. (n.d.). Retrieved January 11, 2015, from http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/gilded/jb_gilded_kinetscp_1.html
A synopsis of Edison's patent for the kinetoscope. This website gives information as to why he built it and the origins of motion pictures.
Vote Recorder - The Edison Papers. (n.d.). Retrieved January 11, 2015, from http://edison.rutgers.edu/vote.htm
Basic information on Thomas Edison's first patent, the vote recorder. This invention was a good idea, however it was never used by a legislative body.