Thomas Edison

  • 1874 BCE

    Electric Power Generator

    Thomas Edison invented the world's first electricity power system in New York City. This is important because people could run out of power but this solved it.
  • Multiplex Telegraph

    In 1874 he began working on the multiplex telegraph that could send two messages at the same time.
    This is important because sending two messages at the same time was much faster.
  • Thomas Edison's Marriage

    Thomas Edison was married on Christmas day at the age of 24.
  • Motion pictures

    A patent for the camera and the viewer was filed on August 24, 1981
    This is important because without this we wouldn't have TV.
  • Thomas Edison Death

    For the last two years Thomas Edison's heath was not very good. Four days before he died, he was in a coma.