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American History. Accessed December 10, 2012. http://americanhistory.si.edu/lighting/19thcent/invent19.htm.
Aquino, Judith. Judith Aquino to Business Insider newsgroup, April 11, 2011. Accessed February 17, 2013. http://www.businessinsider.com/thomas-edison-inventions-light-bulb-and-30-more?op=1.
This source is useful to me because it tells me what his intentions were and when he invented them.
Biography. Accessed December 10, 2012. http://www.biography.com/people/thomas-edison-9284349?page=2.
Bowen, Liz. “JP Morgan.” Fordham University. Accessed February 24, 2013. http://www.fordham.edu/academics/colleges__graduate_s/undergraduate_colleg/fordham_college_at_l/special_programs/honors_program/hudsonfulton_celebra/homepage/biographies/jp_morgan_32212.asp.
This website is helpful because it helps me understand why JP Morgan invested in Edison.
Brainy Quotes. Last modified 2013. Accessed February 23, 2013. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed131294.htmlt.
This web site is helpful because I can find a lot of quotes from Thomas Edison. This gives me several different primary sources.
Davis, L. J. Thomas Edison and Pioneers of the Electric Revolution. New York, NY: Arcade Publishing, 2003.
This Source will help me find out more about how he created the light bulb.
“Electricity Companies.” Rutgers University. Last modified February 20, 2012. Accessed February 23, 2013. http://edison.rutgers.edu/list.htm.
This web site gave me an understanding of all of the separate companies run by Edison, and what each company did.
The Franklin Institute. Last modified 2012. Accessed December 10, 2012. http://www.fi.edu/learn/sci-tech/edison-lightbulb/edison-lightbulb.php?cts=electricity.
This PBS article really helped explain everything that J.P. Morgan did for the invention of the light bulb over the years and how it affected the final outcome.
Rutgers. “Electric Generator.” Rutgers College. Last modified February 20, 2012. Accessed February 23, 2013. http://edison.rutgers.edu/generator.htm.
This website helped me understand how the generator worked, and the different facts about is when he was working on it.
Tagliaferro, Linda. Thomas Edison. Mineapolis: Learner Publications Compony, 2003.
This book was helpful because it gave me accurate info on Edisons time creating the light bulb.
2013 The Franklin Institute. “Edison’s Light Bulb.” The Franklin Institute. Accessed February 23, 2013. http://www.fi.edu/learn/sci-tech/edison-lightbulb/edison-lightbulb.php?cts=electricity.
This website gave me a good idea on how Thomas Edison’s light bulb actually worked.
PHOTOS
Gas Lighting. Photograph. NPS. Accessed February 18, 2013. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/hcrs/myers/plate1.htm.
General Electric. Photograph. PDX Retro. Accessed February 23, 2013. http://pdxretro.com/2011/04/electric-company-incorporated-on-this-date-in-1889/.
Idea Finder. Last modified 1997 - 2007. Accessed December 10, 2012. http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/lightbulb.htm.
This website was helpful for finding the dates of various thing about the topic. It also gave me a good time line for which I could base things off of.
Inventors About. Accessed December 10, 2012. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bledison.htm.
JP Morgan Photograph. Photograph. Fordham University. Accessed February 23, 2013. http://www.fordham.edu/academics/colleges__graduate_s/undergraduate_colleg/fordham_college_at_l/special_programs/honors_program/hudsonfulton_celebra/homepage/biographies/jp_morgan_32212.asp.
Light. Photograph. Word Press. Accessed February 23, 2013. http://symonsez.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/edison-didnt-invent-the-1st-light-bulb-just-the-best-and-no-one-remembers-the-other-guys/.
New content 1999-2000 PBS Online / WGBH. “Thomas Edison Program.” PBS. Accessed February 23, 2013. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/edison/filmmore/description.html.
Thomas Edison. Photograph. http://ebs.rosschurchley.com/thomas-edison.
Thomas Edison Dynamo. Photograph. Spark Museum. Accessed February 23, 2013. http://www.sparkmuseum.com/LIGHTING.HTM.
Thomas Edison’s Creation. Photograph. CNN. December 21, 2011. Accessed February 11, 2013. http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/31/opinion/sloane-edison-bulbs.
Patent. Photograph. National Archives. Accessed February 15, 2013. http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/index.html?dod-date=127.
Pearl Street. Photograph. Informational. Accessed February 14, 2013. http://home.earthlink.net/~eastfour/Index/index_pearlhistory.htm.
Edison Holding Light Bulb. Photograph. PMPA Speaking of Precision. Accessed February 8, 2013. http://pmpaspeakingofprecision.com/2011/02/11/thomas-edison-164-years-and-what-do-you-get/.
Info
American History. Accessed December 10, 2012. http://americanhistory.si.edu/lighting/19thcent/invent19.htm.
Aquino, Judith. Judith Aquino to Business Insider newsgroup, April 11, 2011. Accessed February 17, 2013. http://www.businessinsider.com/thomas-edison-inventions-light-bulb-and-30-more?op=1.
This source is useful to me because it tells me what his intentions were and when he invented them.
Biography. Accessed December 10, 2012. http://www.biography.com/people/thomas-edison-9284349?page=2.
Bowen, Liz. “JP Morgan.” Fordham University. Accessed February 24, 2013. http://www.fordham.edu/academics/colleges__graduate_s/undergraduate_colleg/fordham_college_at_l/special_programs/honors_program/hudsonfulton_celebra/homepage/biographies/jp_morgan_32212.asp.
This website is helpful because it helps me understand why JP Morgan invested in Edison.
Brainy Quotes. Last modified 2013. Accessed February 23, 2013. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed131294.htmlt.
This web site is helpful because I can find a lot of quotes from Thomas Edison. This gives me several different primary sources.
Davis, L. J. Thomas Edison and Pioneers of the Electric Revolution. New York, NY: Arcade Publishing, 2003.
This Source will help me find out more about how he created the light bulb.
“Electricity Companies.” Rutgers University. Last modified February 20, 2012. Accessed February 23, 2013. http://edison.rutgers.edu/list.htm.
This web site gave me an understanding of all of the separate companies run by Edison, and what each company did.
The Franklin Institute. Last modified 2012. Accessed December 10, 2012. http://www.fi.edu/learn/sci-tech/edison-lightbulb/edison-lightbulb.php?cts=electricity.
This PBS article really helped explain everything that J.P. Morgan did for the invention of the light bulb over the years and how it affected the final outcome.
Rutgers. “Electric Generator.” Rutgers College. Last modified February 20, 2012. Accessed February 23, 2013. http://edison.rutgers.edu/generator.htm.
This website helped me understand how the generator worked, and the different facts about is when he was working on it.
Tagliaferro, Linda. Thomas Edison. Mineapolis: Learner Publications Compony, 2003.
This book was helpful because it gave me accurate info on Edisons time creating the light bulb.
2013 The Franklin Institute. “Edison’s Light Bulb.” The Franklin Institute. Accessed February 23, 2013. http://www.fi.edu/learn/sci-tech/edison-lightbulb/edison-lightbulb.php?cts=electricity.
This website gave me a good idea on how Thomas Edison’s light bulb actually worked.
PHOTOS
Gas Lighting. Photograph. NPS. Accessed February 18, 2013. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/hcrs/myers/plate1.htm.
General Electric. Photograph. PDX Retro. Accessed February 23, 2013. http://pdxretro.com/2011/04/electric-company-incorporated-on-this-date-in-1889/.
Idea Finder. Last modified 1997 - 2007. Accessed December 10, 2012. http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/lightbulb.htm.
This website was helpful for finding the dates of various thing about the topic. It also gave me a good time line for which I could base things off of.
Inventors About. Accessed December 10, 2012. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bledison.htm.
JP Morgan Photograph. Photograph. Fordham University. Accessed February 23, 2013. http://www.fordham.edu/academics/colleges__graduate_s/undergraduate_colleg/fordham_college_at_l/special_programs/honors_program/hudsonfulton_celebra/homepage/biographies/jp_morgan_32212.asp.
Light. Photograph. Word Press. Accessed February 23, 2013. http://symonsez.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/edison-didnt-invent-the-1st-light-bulb-just-the-best-and-no-one-remembers-the-other-guys/.
New content 1999-2000 PBS Online / WGBH. “Thomas Edison Program.” PBS. Accessed February 23, 2013. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/edison/filmmore/description.html.
Thomas Edison. Photograph. http://ebs.rosschurchley.com/thomas-edison.
Thomas Edison Dynamo. Photograph. Spark Museum. Accessed February 23, 2013. http://www.sparkmuseum.com/LIGHTING.HTM.
Thomas Edison’s Creation. Photograph. CNN. December 21, 2011. Accessed February 11, 2013. http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/31/opinion/sloane-edison-bulbs.
Patent. Photograph. National Archives. Accessed February 15, 2013. http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/index.html?dod-date=127.
Pearl Street. Photograph. Informational. Accessed February 14, 2013. http://home.earthlink.net/~eastfour/Index/index_pearlhistory.htm.
Edison Holding Light Bulb. Photograph. PMPA Speaking of Precision. Accessed February 8, 2013. http://pmpaspeakingofprecision.com/2011/02/11/thomas-edison-164-years-and-what-do-you-get/.