19th+Century+Hero+CR+10


 * Thomas Alva Edison**

My definition of a hero is a person who changes the world in a good way. I think this because if my hero I picked didn’t exist the world would be a different place than it is today. The person that i choosed as my hero is Thomas Edison.Thomas Edison is my hero because he made many inventions such as the Tin foil phonograph in 1877 and the light bulb in 1879. If he wasn’t born we would not have the same kind of light or all of his inventions today. In my essay i am going to prove that Thomas Edison is a hero. Sources: [] (secondary)

Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio on February 11, 1847 and died in West Orange, New Jersey on October 18, 1931 at age 84. Edison created the lightbulb because he was an inventor. These actions were important because if he didnt create the lightbulb we would have a dfferent system of light or maybe no lightbulb at all. Also Edison created many other inventions so if it wasnt for him we wouldnt have as much as we do today. Sources: [] (secondary) Edison created the electric light in 1879. This meets my definition because he changed the world in a good way. If Edison was never born we would never have the same kind of light we have today. Also theres a chance that we would have no type of electric light other than the sun if Edison wasnt alive. Edison's creation had an impact on peoples lives because if it wasnt for him we wouldnt have the electric light and we wouldn't beable to see in the dark. //"Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success." -Thomas Edison// [] Secondary Source

[] Primary Source Edison created the tin foil phonograph in 1877. This meets my definition because he changed the world in a good way by making this invention. This invention was unexpected by the public. He gained alot of fame from making this invention.This Phonograph impacted peoples lives, it let people listen to recorded music.//" I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work." - Thomas Edison// [] Primary Source

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Thomas Edison made the world a different place. He created the first electric light. Almost everyone has some kind of electric light in their house today. If it wasnt for Thomas Edison we wouldnt have the kind of electric light we have today. This lightbulb he created made him rich and famous.Edison worked until he was very old and died on October 18, 1931 at age 84. Primary Source- [] Thomas Edison could be a electriction. Also he could created new things to make electricitity work much better than it is today. Also he could invent new things that would be useful for us today.