Thomas Alva Edison: A Lifetime Term Paper

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It became apparent that Edison's invention (electric lamp) led to the creation of another invention (electric generator), illustrating the rapid progress of technological development because of Edison's goal to make maximum use of electricity to make people's domestic lives easier and more improved.

It was also known that Edison dabbled in inventions that helped bring about the motion picture. His previous endeavors on telephone and telegraph innovations allowed him to extend his expertise to developing the motion picture, via the Black Maria laboratory. Using his technical knowledge about lighting and lighting systems, Edison developed the "Kinetoscope" in 1892, which entertained people by letting them view captured continuous images of people 'recorded' conducting their daily activities (the Edison Papers, 2005).
This viewing device had once again added to the scientist's numerous contributions in the field of technology and development. With the invention of the Kinetoscope, people were not only entertained, but they were also informed of the possibility that people's everyday lives can be recorded and recalled through a device or instrument specifically made for recording purposes. Edison's genius as a scientist and strategic manner of ensuring that his inventions were manufactured for the greater good of the society illustrates how science, if properly utilized, can offer great advantages to the lives of people......

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