1. Thomas Alva Edison
Alan Guillen
Per. 1 English
12/12/13

2. Biography
Thomas was born on
February 11, 1847.
Edison died on
October 18, 1931.
Thomas Edison lived
in Ohio.

3. Assertion
Thomas Alva Edison was a significant
scientist because he invented the
battery and many other useful
inventions in life like the telephone
and telegraph.

4. Evidence #1
“In the early years of the automobile
industry there were hopes for an
electric vehicle, and Edison spent the
first decade of the 20th century trying
to develop a suitable storage battery.
Although gas power won out,
Edison’s battery was used
extensively in industry.”

5. Explanation #1
Edison did this because people
needed a way to power their cars to
drive long distances.

6. Evidence #2
“His most famous contributions
include practical electric lighting, the
phonograph, and improvements to
the telegraph, telephone, and motion
pictures.”

7. Explanation #2
Thomas did this because people live
far from each other and needed a
way to communicate with each other

8. Evidence #3
“Edison also made a battery powered
telegraph stringing wires from trees
to a friend’s house.”

9. Explanation #3
Thomas did this because he wanted
to talk to his friends but they were
too far so he made the telegraph
put them from tree to tree to his
friend’s house and was able to talk to
his friends.

10. Conclusion
In conclusion, Thomas Alva Edison
was a significant scientist because he
invented the battery and many other
useful inventions in life like the
telephone, and the telegraph.