Annotated Bibliography
Raven, Abbe. “Thomas Edison Biography.” http://www.biography.com/people/thomas-edison-9284349, 2012. Web. 13 September 2012. This website talks about when he was born, when he died, a little bit about what he did with electricity, and two quotes that he said during his time. (Primary Source)
Schur Brodsky, Joan. “Drawing of the Incandescent Light Bulb by Thomas Edison.” http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/telephone-light-patents/index.html Web.0 4 October 2012. This website has the drawings of Thomas Edison idea of the light bulb. (Primary Source)
Shapell Manuscript Foundation. “The electric light bulb is invented” http://www.shapell.org/btl.aspx?2718806, 2012. Web. 22 September 2012. This website has actual documents that Thomas himself wrote to Mrs. Stroud that the megaphone was not yet done. (Primary Source)
Price-Groff Claire. Thomas Alva Edison Inventor and Entrepreneur. Canada: 2003. Print. This book talks about the life of Thomas Alva Edison who invented a lot of devices including the light bulb and phonograph. This book also has picture documents from what Thomas Edison was in or made. I got my timeline from this book. (Primary Source)
Kurnit, Scott. “The Inventions of Thomas Edison.” http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bledison.htm ,2012 .Web. 13 September 2012. In this website it talks about all of Thomas Edison’s inventions, phonograph, electricity/light bulb, motion pictures, and some interesting pictures.
(Primary Source)
Kurnit,Scott. “Biography of Thomas Edison.” http://inventors.about.com/od/estartinventors/a/Edison_Bio.htm, 2012.Web. 13 September 2012. This website talks about Thomas Edison’s childhood and about his life. (Primary Source)
Smithsonian National Museum of American History. “Edison’s Story.” http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/edison/000_story_02.asp , 29 September 2011. Web. 13 September 2012. This website says about Edison’s childhood, his inventions, and failures. (Secondary Source)
Israel, Paul. “Thomas Alva Edison Biography.” http://edison.rutgers.edu/biogrphy.htm, 2-20-12. Web. 22 September 2012. It talks about his early life and early career. It also talks about how he worked in Menlo Park. (Secondary Source)
Col, Jeananda and Spector, Mitchell. “The Invention of the Light Bulb: Davy, Swan and Edison.” http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/edison/lightbulb.shtml , 2012. Web. 13 September 2012. This website talks about how Thomas Alva Edison did experiments on all different kinds of filaments just to find the perfect materials to invent a well-glowed long-lasting light bulb. (Secondary Source)
The Gail Group Inc, “Thomas Alva Edison.” http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Thomas_Alva_Edison.aspx , 2004. Web. 13 September 2012. This website tells about Thomas Edison and his inventions. (Secondary Source)
Mathew Joseph. “The Life of Thomas A. Edison.” http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edbio.html ,2006. Web. 13 September 2012. “The Life of Thomas A. Edison talks about his early years. It also talks about his inventions like the telegraph work and his older years. (Secondary Source)
Finding Dulcinea stuff “On this day: Thomas Edison announces Invention of Phonograph.” http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/On-This-Day--Thomas-Edison-Announces-Invention-of-Phonograph.html ,21 November 2008. Web. 13 September 2012. It talks about how the first phonographs worked and Edison’s “First Talking Machine”. (Secondary Sources)
Beals Gerald “Thomas Alva Edison” http://www.thomasedison.com/Inventions.htm, 1996. Web. 13 September 2012. This link talks about what Thomas Edison did in those years. It also talks about what happened in those years. (Secondary Source)
S. Sydenham and R. Thomas “Thomas Alva Edison, inventor” http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/edison.htm, February 2009. Web. 13 September 2012. This website talks about Thomas Edison’s famous inventions like the phonograph. (Secondary Source)
Jenner Caryn. Thomas Edison: The Great Inventor. Great Britain: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2007. Print. This book talks about Edison and about his great inventions that he invented during his time. (Secondary Source)
Ament, Phil. “Thomas Alva Edison” http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/edison.htm, 28 October 2005. Web. 22 September 2012. This website talks about the electric light bulb, sound-recording device, and motion picture projector. (Secondary Source)
M. Dolan, Eleen. Thomas Alva Edison: Inventor. Library of Congress Cataloging:Ellen M.Dolan, 1998. Print. This book talks about how Edison invented the light bulb and how he decided to be a full-time inventor. (Secondary Source)
Sproule, Anna. Thomas A. Edison: The World’s Greatest Inventor. Great Britain: Exley Publications, 1990. Print. This book talks about his background childhood. It also says how he risked and failed some inventions. (Secondary Source)
Brain Marshall. “10 Inventions about Thomas Edison (That You’ve Never Heard Of).” http://science.howstuffworks.com/10-inventions-thomas-edison.htm, 1998-2012. Web. 04 October 2012. This web sites talks about the light bulb and the phonograph. (Secondary Source)
J. Feldman, Barbara. “Thomas Alva Edison.” http://www.surfnetkids.com/edison.htm,29 October, 2003. Web. 04 October 2012. This website talks about the Menlo Park and about what Edison did when he was Forty years old. (Secondary Source)
Mintz, Penny. “THOMAS EDISON INVENTING THE FUTURE”. New York:The Jeffrey Weiss Group,Inc,1989.Print. In this book it says information like from the lightbulb, the phonograph, and about Edison’s ideas. (Secondary Sources)
DiLuciano, Mark. “Inventions.” http://www.tomedison.org/invent.html, 1997-2010.Web.24 October 2012. From what I read, this website has the year when Edison built the phonograph and that that was Edison’s favorite invention. (Secondary Source)
Thomas Edison National Historical Park. “Edison’s Inventions.” http://www.nps.gov/edis/forkids/index.htm, 10-17-12. Web. 24 October 2012. This website contains Edison’s greatest Inventions. Secondary Source)
Public Broadcasting Service(PBS). “Timeline of Edison’s Life.” http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/edison/timeline/index.html, 1999-2000.Web.24 October 2012. Print. This website has information on Edison’s electric lamp. (Secondary Source)
Buzzle. “Timeline of Thomas Edison and his Inventions.” http://www.buzzle.com/articles/timeline-of-thomas-edison-inventions.html, 2000-2011, 2012. Web. 24 October 2012. Print.This website has his inventions listed and how he improved some things. (Secondary Source)
I got my pictures from google.com/images.
The video on the Phonograph page is from weebly's icon from a You Tube video.
Schur Brodsky, Joan. “Drawing of the Incandescent Light Bulb by Thomas Edison.” http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/telephone-light-patents/index.html Web.0 4 October 2012. This website has the drawings of Thomas Edison idea of the light bulb. (Primary Source)
Shapell Manuscript Foundation. “The electric light bulb is invented” http://www.shapell.org/btl.aspx?2718806, 2012. Web. 22 September 2012. This website has actual documents that Thomas himself wrote to Mrs. Stroud that the megaphone was not yet done. (Primary Source)
Price-Groff Claire. Thomas Alva Edison Inventor and Entrepreneur. Canada: 2003. Print. This book talks about the life of Thomas Alva Edison who invented a lot of devices including the light bulb and phonograph. This book also has picture documents from what Thomas Edison was in or made. I got my timeline from this book. (Primary Source)
Kurnit, Scott. “The Inventions of Thomas Edison.” http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bledison.htm ,2012 .Web. 13 September 2012. In this website it talks about all of Thomas Edison’s inventions, phonograph, electricity/light bulb, motion pictures, and some interesting pictures.
(Primary Source)
Kurnit,Scott. “Biography of Thomas Edison.” http://inventors.about.com/od/estartinventors/a/Edison_Bio.htm, 2012.Web. 13 September 2012. This website talks about Thomas Edison’s childhood and about his life. (Primary Source)
Smithsonian National Museum of American History. “Edison’s Story.” http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/edison/000_story_02.asp , 29 September 2011. Web. 13 September 2012. This website says about Edison’s childhood, his inventions, and failures. (Secondary Source)
Israel, Paul. “Thomas Alva Edison Biography.” http://edison.rutgers.edu/biogrphy.htm, 2-20-12. Web. 22 September 2012. It talks about his early life and early career. It also talks about how he worked in Menlo Park. (Secondary Source)
Col, Jeananda and Spector, Mitchell. “The Invention of the Light Bulb: Davy, Swan and Edison.” http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/edison/lightbulb.shtml , 2012. Web. 13 September 2012. This website talks about how Thomas Alva Edison did experiments on all different kinds of filaments just to find the perfect materials to invent a well-glowed long-lasting light bulb. (Secondary Source)
The Gail Group Inc, “Thomas Alva Edison.” http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Thomas_Alva_Edison.aspx , 2004. Web. 13 September 2012. This website tells about Thomas Edison and his inventions. (Secondary Source)
Mathew Joseph. “The Life of Thomas A. Edison.” http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edbio.html ,2006. Web. 13 September 2012. “The Life of Thomas A. Edison talks about his early years. It also talks about his inventions like the telegraph work and his older years. (Secondary Source)
Finding Dulcinea stuff “On this day: Thomas Edison announces Invention of Phonograph.” http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/On-This-Day--Thomas-Edison-Announces-Invention-of-Phonograph.html ,21 November 2008. Web. 13 September 2012. It talks about how the first phonographs worked and Edison’s “First Talking Machine”. (Secondary Sources)
Beals Gerald “Thomas Alva Edison” http://www.thomasedison.com/Inventions.htm, 1996. Web. 13 September 2012. This link talks about what Thomas Edison did in those years. It also talks about what happened in those years. (Secondary Source)
S. Sydenham and R. Thomas “Thomas Alva Edison, inventor” http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/edison.htm, February 2009. Web. 13 September 2012. This website talks about Thomas Edison’s famous inventions like the phonograph. (Secondary Source)
Jenner Caryn. Thomas Edison: The Great Inventor. Great Britain: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2007. Print. This book talks about Edison and about his great inventions that he invented during his time. (Secondary Source)
Ament, Phil. “Thomas Alva Edison” http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/edison.htm, 28 October 2005. Web. 22 September 2012. This website talks about the electric light bulb, sound-recording device, and motion picture projector. (Secondary Source)
M. Dolan, Eleen. Thomas Alva Edison: Inventor. Library of Congress Cataloging:Ellen M.Dolan, 1998. Print. This book talks about how Edison invented the light bulb and how he decided to be a full-time inventor. (Secondary Source)
Sproule, Anna. Thomas A. Edison: The World’s Greatest Inventor. Great Britain: Exley Publications, 1990. Print. This book talks about his background childhood. It also says how he risked and failed some inventions. (Secondary Source)
Brain Marshall. “10 Inventions about Thomas Edison (That You’ve Never Heard Of).” http://science.howstuffworks.com/10-inventions-thomas-edison.htm, 1998-2012. Web. 04 October 2012. This web sites talks about the light bulb and the phonograph. (Secondary Source)
J. Feldman, Barbara. “Thomas Alva Edison.” http://www.surfnetkids.com/edison.htm,29 October, 2003. Web. 04 October 2012. This website talks about the Menlo Park and about what Edison did when he was Forty years old. (Secondary Source)
Mintz, Penny. “THOMAS EDISON INVENTING THE FUTURE”. New York:The Jeffrey Weiss Group,Inc,1989.Print. In this book it says information like from the lightbulb, the phonograph, and about Edison’s ideas. (Secondary Sources)
DiLuciano, Mark. “Inventions.” http://www.tomedison.org/invent.html, 1997-2010.Web.24 October 2012. From what I read, this website has the year when Edison built the phonograph and that that was Edison’s favorite invention. (Secondary Source)
Thomas Edison National Historical Park. “Edison’s Inventions.” http://www.nps.gov/edis/forkids/index.htm, 10-17-12. Web. 24 October 2012. This website contains Edison’s greatest Inventions. Secondary Source)
Public Broadcasting Service(PBS). “Timeline of Edison’s Life.” http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/edison/timeline/index.html, 1999-2000.Web.24 October 2012. Print. This website has information on Edison’s electric lamp. (Secondary Source)
Buzzle. “Timeline of Thomas Edison and his Inventions.” http://www.buzzle.com/articles/timeline-of-thomas-edison-inventions.html, 2000-2011, 2012. Web. 24 October 2012. Print.This website has his inventions listed and how he improved some things. (Secondary Source)
I got my pictures from google.com/images.
The video on the Phonograph page is from weebly's icon from a You Tube video.