What is a filament
part of the lightbulb that heats up and gets white-hot
what is a patent?
a legal document to say you invented something and no one can copy it
what is tungsten?
the metal with good resistance that is used for the filament in a light bulb
What type of person was Thomas Edison?
creative and hard working. He liked to invent things to solve people’s problems. He was a practical person
What strengths did Edison have that helped him be an inventor?
hard working, imaginative, didn’t give up, read a lot
How did the world change once electricity was invented?
more and more devices were invented to use electricity and now we can’t live without it.