1847-1931)1847年生于美国俄亥俄州他一生中的发明超过....pptVIP

Unit 9 * 爱迪生 (Thomas Alva Edison，1847-1931)1847年生于美国俄亥俄州。他一生中的发明超过二千多种。被誉为世界上最伟大的发明家。1873年爱迪生制造出双工式发报机， 翌年又制造了四工式发报机。1876年，他在门洛帕克建立了美国第一个工业研究实验室，在往后的两年，他发明了留声机，爱迪生一生中最大的贡献，就是发明了电灯。1883年爱迪生发现热电子发射现象，1887年，他在西奥伦治建立了更大的实验室。较重大的有1888年的电影摄录机；1896年的电影放映机和镍铁电池。他接二连三的发明，使他在1928年获得了国会金质特别奖。 light bulb (电灯泡) invent Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. The light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison. telephone Thomas Edison Thomas Edison A: I think the calculator was invented before the computer. B: Well, I think the calculator was invented after the computer. Groupwork 1a 1 2 3 4 5 calculator Listen and match the inventions with the dates 1b 1976 1971 1927 1885 1876 a e c b d Alice: Life must have been difficult when you were a kid. Woman: Oh, not really. Why do you say that? Alice: Well, you didn’t have many modern inventions. Like, you probably didn’t have a telephone, right? Woman: Of course we did! How old do you think I am? The telephone was invented in 1876. Alice: How about cars? I bet cars weren’t invented yet. Woman: Sure they were. Cars were invented in 1885. My family had a car. I think you need to take a history class, Alice. Alice: Ha, ha! Well, did you have a TV? Woman: No, we didn’t. The TV was invented around 1927, I think. Some friends of mine had one. But in those days, TVs were really expensive, and we couldn’t afford one. Alice: And I bet you didn’t have calculators and computers and stuff. That’s something I do know. We learned in school that hand-held calculators were invented in 1971 and personal computers were invented in 1976. Woman: You’re right. I didn’t have those things when I was young. But I do now! ________ ________ ____________ _______ ________ When was /were….invented? A: When was the telephone invented? B: I think it was invented in 1876. A: When was the car invented? B: I think it was invented in 1885. 1876 1885 192