Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources
"Film, Video The Voice of the Violin /." The Voice of the Violin /. N.p., 1915. Web. 1 Apr. 2015.
This is a Film created using the Motion Picture Camera. This Motion Picture Camera
impacted the entertainment World.
"Henry Ford." The Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Jan. 2016.
<http://www.loc.gov/item/2002699869/>.
This picture is of Henry ford, I used this in the friends/ enemies page.

"Nicola Tesla." The Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2015.
<http://www.loc.gov/item/ggb2004004851/>.
This picture is of Nikola Tesla, I used this in the friends/ enemies page.

"The Western Champion (Barcaldine, Qld. : 1922 - 1937)." Newspaper. The Western Champion,
24 Oct. 1931. Web. 20 Dec. 2015. <http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/79619772?
searchTerm=Thomas+edison&searchLimits=>.
This is a newspaper article that is the year of Thomas Edisons death. I am using it to
show that the people knew what he did for the world and how they also knew that he was
one of the greatest minds.

"Thomas Edison." The Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2015.
<http://www.loc.gov/item/npc2007014347/>.
This picture is of Thomas Edison, I used this on my website.

"Thomas Edison." The Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Dec. 2015.
<http://www.loc.gov/item/brh2003000496/PP/>.
This picture is a picture of Edison. I will use this on my website.

A Portrait of Charles Cros. Digital image. Poesie.net. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Apr. 2015.
A portrait of Charles Cros, inventor of the paleophone which is the predecessor for the
phonograph invented by Thomas Edison.

A Portrait of Joseph Swan, a British inventor (1828-1914). Digital image. Commercial Lamps.
Co, UK, n.d. Web. 6 Apr. 2015.
This is a portrait of Joseph Swan, a British inventor that had invented the light bulb
Thomas Edison had improved upon. His light bulb is the predecessor of Edisons light
bulb.
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Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze, December 7, 1894. David Shepard, 1971
This source is a video that includes a sneezing guy. It was made using one of Thomas
Edisons famous invention kinetographic camera. This source helped us understand more
about this invention by seeing how the film comes out when you use it.

Edison, Thomas A. Electric Lamp. Patent 223898. 27 Jan. 1880. Print.

This Patent of an electric lamp (light bulb). I used this in my website in the invention
page.
Edison, Thomas A. Electric Vote-Recorder. Thomas A Edison, assignee. Patent US90646. 22
June 1869. Print.
This Patent of electric vote recorder makes voting easier for everyone. I used this in my
website in the invention page.

Edison, Thomas A. Phonograph. Patent 227679. 18 May 1880. Print.

This Patent of the phonograph. I used this in my website in the invention page.

Edison, Thomas A. Stencil Pen. Patent Us 196747. 6 Nov. 1877. Print.

This Patent of the stencil pen/ electric pen. I used this in my website in the invention
page.

Edison, Thomas A. T A. Edison Telegraph. Patent Us 91527. 22 June 1869. Print.

This Patent is of the more advanced telegraph. I used this in my website in the invention
page.

Edison, Thomas A. The Diary of Thomas A. Edison. Old Greenwich, CT: Chatham; Distributed
by Viking, 1971. Web. 7 Dec. 2015.
This book is a diary that was kept by Thomas Edison during one of his vacation during
the summer of 1885. On the most part, it is completely unscientific, however it does have
small notes on people who he work with in his experiment, and who he had hired.

Edison, Thomas A. Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931. N.d. Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
Library
of Congress. Web. 27 Dec. 2015. <http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004676430/>.
This image is relevant to this project because it shows the great inventor, Thomas Edison,
seated with his first typewriting machine which shows one of his great inventions which
advanced society and technology.
Edison, Thomas A., and Charles Bachelor. Electric Signalling-Instrument. Patent US 169972. 16
Nov. 1875. Print.
This Patent of telegraph. I used this in my website in the invention page.Nancy Elliott.
Digital

Pictures taken by me curiosity of National Park Service

I used these pictures taken in his lab in Edison to make my website look better. I will
also show some of the patents there and how it looked.

Secondary Source

"AC/DC: The TeslaEdison Feud." Mental Floss. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Jan. 2016.
<http://mentalfloss.com/article/30140/acdc-tesla%E2%80%93edison-feud>.
This site tells me about Thomas Edison's feud with Nikolai Tesala. I used this in my
encounters page.
"Ford and Edison's Excellent Camping Adventures." History.com. A&E Television Networks,
n.d. Web.
01 Jan. 2016. <http://www.history.com/news/ford-and-edisons-excellent-campingadventures>.
This website shows me Edison's and Henery Ford's relationship. I will use this site on my
encounters page.
"Lemelson-MIT Program." Thomas Edison. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Jan. 2016.
<http://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/thomas-edison>.
This website gives me info about Edison's life and encounters. This will be used in the
encounter's page.
"The Inventions of Thomas Edison." The Inventions of Thomas Edison. About.com, n.d. Web. 7
Dec.
2015. <http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bledison.htm>.
This website was very helpful because it showed a lot of inventions Thomas Edison had.
I used it for my website and show how much things he invented and how much work he
put in to do everything.
"Thomas Edison Home Page." Thomas Edison Home Page. Gerald Beals, 1998. Web. 09 Apr.
2015.
This includes an article about the achievements Thomas Edison made and the differences
it made to our society. Also this includes many informational quotes and a gallery. The
gallery includes several pictures of him in his childhood, one of them which we used in
my website.
"Thomas Edison Timeline." Thomas Edison Timeline. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Nov. 2015.
<http://www.softschools.com/timelines/thomas_edison_timeline/24/>.
I used this to make a timeline for the website. It is a timeline of Thomas Edisons life.
"Thomas Edison's Biography :: Edison Invents! :: Smithsonian Lemelson Center."Thomas
Edison's Biography :: Edison Invents! :: Smithsonian Lemelson Center . N.p., n.d. Web.
12 Oct. 2015.<http://invention.si.edu/thomas-edisons-inventive-life>
This source was very useful in a many ways. This website included Thomas Edison
growing up,his inventions, his exchanges, him serving the nation, and much more. It even
talked about Edison's failure of one of his inventions

"Why Edison Is Relevant Today?" Edison Innovation Foundation. Charles Edison, n.d. Web. 23
Dec. 2015.
This source provided me with information about how Thomas Alva Edison impact our
world today. It also told me about the Edison Innovation Foundation that was founded by
Charles Edison, Thomas Edisons son that are working hard to keep his fathers legacy
imprinted in everyones mind today, by holding an annual event The Thomas Edison
Invention Challenge and not only that influence many young men and women onto the
road for a career in science and technology.
{Thomas Edison and Electricity} Parker, Steve. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, 1995. Print.
This book is about Thomas Edison and his inventions. It talked about his invention of
electricity and Thomas Edisons life. I used this in my background.
American History. Edu. Lightning A Revolution: An Edison Timeline. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Dec.
2015.
This is a very useful source in my historical context because it is a chart that shows a
timeline of Edisons invention, when and what was created in that year.
Barksdale, Martha. "10 Inventions by Thomas Edison (That You've Never Heard Of)."
HowStuffWorks. HowStuffWorks.com, n.d. Web. 03 Jan. 2016.
<http://science.howstuffworks.com/10-inventionsthomas-edison.htm#page=5>.
This article talks about some of Thomas Edison's Inventions that we probably never knew
about. I will use this in the exchange section.
Biography.com Editors. "Thomas Edison - Inventors - Biography.com."Bio.com. A&E Networks
Television, n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2015. <http://www.biography.com/people/thomas-edison9284349>
This website provides information about Thomas Edisons life. It also gives me the
brief information about how he started inventing. I used this to understand his early
inventions. This source was very helpful. This source helped me by showing me
information on Thomas Edison's encounters and exchanges.
Crum, Maddie. "Peek Inside Thomas Edison's Creative Journals (NEW BOOK)."The Huffington
Post.
TheHuffingtonPost.com, 01 Oct. 2015. Web. 10 Oct. 2015.
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/01/thomas-edison-journal_n_3977252.html>
This website is very useful in many ways by finding Thomas Edisons many exchanges
and showing his proud encounters with people. The website shows Edisons many
inventions. It also even shows his journal where he designed and drew his precious
inventions.

Edison, Thomas A Thomas Edison: Life of an Electrifying Man . S.I.: Filiquarian Pub., 2008
Based on what I read, this source was very helpful. It explains more about ThomasEdison
and his hardships.
Sterbenz, Judith Aquino and Christina. "15 Inventions From Thomas Edison That Changed The
World." Business Insider. Business Insider, Inc, 11 Feb. 2014. Web. 31 Dec. 2015.
<http://www.businessinsider.com/thomas-edisons-inventions-2014-2?op=1>.
This article talks about some of Thomas Edison's Inventions that we still use today. I will
use this in the exchange section.
United States. National Park Service. "A Few Gifted Men Who Worked For Edison." National
Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior, 21 Dec. 2015. Web. 02 Dec. 2015.
This website article provides the names of the people who had worked with Thomas A.
Edison on his many inventions. They are smart and intelligent men like Thomas A. Edison
and with many different talents.
Walsh, Bryan. "The Electrifying Edison. (Cover Story)." Time 176.1 (2010): 40-43. Academic
Search Premier. Web. 2 Nov. 2015. <http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?
sid=b85288ad-c2a64ec999b4c7893d535bdc
%40sesionmgr114&vid=6&hid=118&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d
%3d#db=aph&AN=51795055> This biography of Thomas Edison helped me understand
that without Thomas Edison we would not be where we are today. It also gave me
information about his life. I used use a lot of information from this passage.