The Redwood gazette., 1929-10-16
ELECTRIC LIGHTS GOLDEN JUBILEE

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ELECTRIC LIGHTS GOLDEN JUBILEE
Next Monday, October 21st the nation will honor
Thomas Edison with a celebration of Lights Golden
Jubilee. Following notable events and achieve
ments in the life of Thomas Alva Edison.
1s47-Born February 18th, at Milan, Ohio.
1s57-Started chemical laboratory in cellar Of his
home.
1s59-Became newsboy and "candy butcher" on trains
running between Port Huron and Detroit.
1S62-Printed and published newspaper, The Week
ly Herald, on the train The first newspaper ever
printed on moving train.
1862-Saved from death young son of ]. U. Macken-
sic, station agent at Mount Clemens Mich In graft
tude, the father taught Edison telegraphy.
1868 to 1s6s-Spent nearly five years as telegraph
operator in various cities of the Central Western
States
1s69-Landed in New York City from Boston, poor and
in debt Shortly afterwards looking for work. he
in operating room of Gold Stock Telegraph Company
when apparatus broke down. No but Edison could
fix it and he given job as superintendent at $500
a month.
1869-Went to partnership with Franklin L. Pope as
electrical engineer. Improved stock tckers and made
inventions, among which the universal"
stock ticker also the Unison Device.
1S71-Asssted Soles, the inventor of the typewriter
to make the first successful working model.
1872 to 1S76-Worked and completed many nven-
tons, including photograph, automatic telegraph sys-
TENS, duplex, quadruplex, sextupex and multiplex
telegraph systems also parain paper, carbon rheo-
STAT mcrotasimeter, etc. His invention of the quad
ruplex system of telegraphy great development
and saved the investment of many millions of dollars
in wires
1876 to 1877-Invented the carbon telephone trans
mtter, which made telephony commercial art.
This invention included the mcrophone, making radio
possible.
1877-Invented the phonograph.
1s79-Invented incandescent electric lamp. The IN
vention perfected October 2lst 1s79 which
day the first lamp embOdying the principles of the
modern ncandescent lamp in circuit and main
tained its incandescence for 40 hours
1S79-Invented radical improvements in construction
of dynamos making them suitable for generators for
systems of distribution of electricity for light, heat
and power.
1882 to 1SS2-Invented and installed first electric rail
way for freight and passengers.
1SS2-September 4th. Commenced operation of first
commercial central station in New York City for dis
trbution of electricity for light, power and heat.
1SS3-Dscovered previously unknown phenomenon.
He found that independent wire plate placed be-
tween the legs of the ament of incandescent lamp
acted valve to control flow of the electric current.
This discovery covers the basic principle of modern
radio tubes.
them of fundamental Importance
1881 to 1SS7-nvented systems of wireless teegraphy
(by induction), to and from trains in motion, be-
tween moving trains and railway stations.
1S91-1nvented the motion picture camera.
1881 to l9OO-These years spent the great
iron concentrating enterprise in which Edison did
some OF his most brilliant engineering work Invented
giant rolls for breaking large of rock and the
three high rolls for fine crushing.
lJOO l909-Made many important inventions relat-
ing to the method in the production of
Portland cement Some of these, such as the long
kiln, are of great Importance to the industry.
l9O7-ntroduced for first time the Universal electric
motor for operating debating machines on all lighting
circuits.
1912-Introduced the Kinetophone or talking motion
picture.
World War In 1915 there was an enormous demand
for benzo. Owing to the war in Europe supplies be-
came reduced and uncertain. Edison decided to erect
benzol plants of his In sixty days he had two
plants in operation with capacity that ordinarily
would have taken nine months to supply Edison con-
ceived the idea of helping the textile and rubber in
dustries of America by making myrbne anine oil,
and aniline salt The fur dyeing industry and other
arts crippled owing to the scarcity of parapheny-
lene diamine, formerly imported from Germany. Edi-
son experimental in his laboratory until he discovered
how to make it, and thus he relieved another serious
situation. AS President of the Naval Consulting
Board, Edison devoted much of his time during 1916
1917 and 1918 to the service of the Nation His work
was directed toward the solution of many major prob
lems including the detection Of submarines by sound
from moving vessels. locating position Of guns by