1. Ben Franklin And Thomas Edison
Michael Vu
World History-H Pd.6

2. Born in Boston, on January 17,1706
Writes a ballad for the capture of BlackBeard
Previous occupations were culter, bookeeper, and shopkeeper
Elected as the official printer of Pennsylvania
Kite Experiment
Invented glass armonica and bifocals

3. Ben Franklin Born January 17, 1706 in Boston
Invented swim fins for his hands
Worked in a cutlery shop
Became an apprentice
Wrote a ballad for Blackbeard’s capture
Stop attending church to study on Sunday

4. Ben Franklin Becomes vegetarian
Goes to Philadelphia to become a printer
Came back to Boston to start own print shop, but denied
Elected official printer in Philadelphia

5. Ben Franklin Started America’s first German newspaper, failed
Poor Richard’s Almanac
Does electrical experiments
Does kite experiment and receives Copley Medal of the royal Society of London
Receives honorary degrees form Harvard and Yale

6. Ben Franklin Invents armonica Invents bifocals
Signs French Alliance, Peace Treaty, and Constituation
Dies in April 17, 1790

7. Born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847
Set up a chemistry lab in the train he worked in as a boy
Experimented on telegraph instruments
Combined with Thomas-Houston Company to form General Electric
Invented Alkaline Storage Batteries for electric cars
Invents the carbon-filament lamp

8. Thomas Edison February 11, 1847 in Milan Ohio
Worked as trainboy selling candy and newspapers
Then works as a telegraph operator, later experimenting with telegraph instruments

9. Thomas Edison Retires from telegraph operator to continue inventing
Invented the Quadruplex telegraph, which send four messages at once
Invents carbon transmitter
Invents carbon filament lamp

10. Thomas Edison
Improved the phonograph to the graphophone and perfected it
Thomas-Houston Company and Edison General Electric combine to form General Electric
Starts on storage battery for electric cars
Markets alkaline batterys

11. Thomas Edison
Was in search for natural substitute for rubber, goldenrod
Dies October 18, 1931
Nation dims lights for a minute on the day of he funeral

12. Impact Both are equally match Thomas Edison
Gasps the power of electricity and expanded ideas
First electric cars
Light-bulbs

13. The End