Mirsoyibov ravshanbek student: mirsoyibov. R teacher: toshmatova: M

Independent Work on English

on “Thomas edison”

for the 4 term

group 98-20 of

Polytechnic institute

MIRSOYIBOV RAVSHANBEK

STUDENT: MIRSOYIBOV.R

TEACHER:TOSHMATOVA:M

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 - October 18, 1931) was a world-renowned American inventor.American inventor in the field of electrical engineering and owner of major electrical companies. At first (from the age of 12) he worked as a newspaper distributor and then as a telegraph operator.Telegraph WorkIn 1862, Edison rescued a three-year-old from a track where a boxcar was about to roll into him. The grateful father, J.U. MacKenzie, taught Edison railroad telegraphy as a reward. That winter, he took a job as a telegraph operator in Port Huron. In the meantime, he continued his scientific experiments on the side. Between 1863 and 1867, Edison migrated from city to city in the United States taking available telegraph jobs.

• Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 - October 18, 1931) was a world-renowned American inventor.American inventor in the field of electrical engineering and owner of major electrical companies. At first (from the age of 12) he worked as a newspaper distributor and then as a telegraph operator.Telegraph WorkIn 1862, Edison rescued a three-year-old from a track where a boxcar was about to roll into him. The grateful father, J.U. MacKenzie, taught Edison railroad telegraphy as a reward. That winter, he took a job as a telegraph operator in Port Huron. In the meantime, he continued his scientific experiments on the side. Between 1863 and 1867, Edison migrated from city to city in the United States taking available telegraph jobs.

In 1868 Edison moved to Boston where he worked in the Western Union office and worked even more on his inventions. In January 1869 Edison resigned his job, intending to devote himself fulltime to inventing things. His first invention to receive a patent was the electric vote recorder, in June 1869. Daunted by politicians' reluctance to use the machine, he decided that in the future he would not waste time inventing things that no one wanted.Edison moved to New York City in the middle of 1869. A friend, Franklin L. Pope, allowed Edison to sleep in a room at Samuel Laws' Gold Indicator Company where he was employed. When Edison managed to fix a broken machine there, he was hired to manage and improve the printer machines.

• In 1868 Edison moved to Boston where he worked in the Western Union office and worked even more on his inventions. In January 1869 Edison resigned his job, intending to devote himself fulltime to inventing things. His first invention to receive a patent was the electric vote recorder, in June 1869. Daunted by politicians' reluctance to use the machine, he decided that in the future he would not waste time inventing things that no one wanted.Edison moved to New York City in the middle of 1869. A friend, Franklin L. Pope, allowed Edison to sleep in a room at Samuel Laws' Gold Indicator Company where he was employed. When Edison managed to fix a broken machine there, he was hired to manage and improve the printer machines.