Disha Jain

2/16/10
Social Studies/NHD
Mrs. Witt
Primary Sources

"AN INVENTOR'S WORKSHOP: WHAT EDISON HAS ACCOMPLISHED. HIS CARBON LAMP AND

ITS LATEST MODIFICATION--SPEEDY INTRODUCTION OF THE LIGHT PROMISED--HIS

VARIOUS PATENTS AND DESIGNS--THE ELECTRIC RAILWAY. "New York Times (1857-

1922) 9 August 1880 ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 –

2006), ProQuest. Web. 29 Dec. 2009.

This eye-witness source helped me by telling me all about Edison, his first light bulb creation, and

how it worked.

"THE HEWITT ELECTRICAL INVENTIONS. " New York Times (1857-1922) 7 February

1903 ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2006), ProQuest. Web. 29

Dec. 2009.

This eye-witness source gave me a lot of information on the Incandescent light. I learned how it

works, and who invented it.

"Thomas Edison’s Patent Application for the Light Bulb (1880)." January 27, 1880. Thomas Edison’s

Patent Application for the Light Bulb (1880). World Book Advanced. Web. 14 Nov. 2009.

This source showed me what Edison’s first light bulb looked like, and I used it as one of my

pictures on my website.
U.S. Senate. "Energy Savings Act of 2007." Library of Congress. 2007. Library of Congress. Web. 14

Jan. 2010. <http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_reports&doc

id=f:sr065.110.pdf>.

This is a bill that congress has passed, to promote the energy saving light-bulb.

Wallace, Joseph. THE LIGHTBULB. New Canaan, Connecticut: CommonPlace Publishing LLC, 1999.

Print.

I used this source for Edison’s sketches (p.43, 44-45), which he used to plan his light bulb, as well

as information on the light bulbs evolution.

Secondary Sources

Allen, William Hand. "Electric light." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2009.

Web. 14 Nov. 2009.

This source gave me information on different types of light bulbs, and some

pros and cons of that type of light bulb.

Allen, William Hand. "Lighting." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2009. Web. 19

Nov. 2009.

This source gave me information on the different types of lights, different

uses of light, and impacts they have in our life.

Andrews, Frank C. "Neon." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2009. Web. 26 Dec. 2009.

This article helped me understand how neon light is made, what it is used for, and who invented it.
Bortz, Alfred B. (Fred). "Light." The New Book of Knowledge®. 2009. Grolier Online. 14 Nov. 2009

<http://nbk.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=a2017210-h>.

This source gave me information on light, and what it emits, as well as the negative and positive

sides of light.

Brown, Thomas G., and Alexis K. Spilman. "Light." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2009. Web. 17

Nov. 2009.

This was a source that gave me a lot of information on the history and science of light. I

was able to get information about the effects of light.

Dolan, Ellen M. Thomas Alva Edison. Springfield: Enslow Publishers, Inc, 1998. Print.

I used this source for a picture of Edison's light bulb, as well as information on the Arc Light.

National Geographic. A Photobiography of Thomas Alva Edison, Inventing the Future. Washington

D.C.: National Geographic, 2002. Print.

I used this source as a biography of Edison, to check other internet sources.

Nebeker, Frederick. "Nick Holonyak." PBS. PBS, 22 May 1993. Web. 26 Dec. 2009.

<http://www.pbs.org/transistor/album1/addlbios/holonyak.html>.

This site was used to give me information on the inventor of the LED Light.
Ryder, J. D. "Edison, Thomas Alva." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 2009. Grolier Online. 14 Nov.

2009 <http://gme.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=0093670-0>.

This source gave me dates I needed, and a biography of Edison, and was a checking source for

other documents.

Jenkins, Reese V. "Edison, Thomas Alva." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2009. Web. 14 Nov.

2009.

This was another source that gave me dates and a biography of Edison. This source was also a

checking source for other documents.

Powers, Lenita. "Reno." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2009. Web. 19 Nov. 2009.

This was used as a picture of neon lighting, to show different uses of electric lights.

Watson, Katherine D. “Sir William Ramsay Biography.” Biography.com. Bio. True Story. 26 Nov. 2009

<http://www.biography.com/articles/Sir-William-Ramsay- 9451349>.

This source told me all about Sir William Ramsey, one of the inventors of the neon lamp.