Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) Edison was a famous inventor. His workshops located in Menlo Park(right),NJ,brought forth the system of motion picture,the phonograph and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb.He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world.He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large- scale teamwork to the process of invention,and he credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory
Thomas Alva Edison (1847 –1931) • Edison was a famous inventor. His workshops located in Menlo Park (right), NJ, brought forth the system of motion picture, the phonograph and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and largescale teamwork to the process of invention, and he credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory
II.The Early and Mid-Twentieth Century Frederick Winslow Taylor:developing the science of management based on his time-motion studies; Henry Ford:an American industrialist,and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production The growth of the broadcast radio business in America; The developing household technologies:the refrigerator,home oil furnaces,washing machines,vacuum cleaners,electric dishwashers,etc
II. The Early and Mid-Twentieth Century • Frederick Winslow Taylor: developing the science of management based on his time-motion studies; • Henry Ford: an American industrialist, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production • The growth of the broadcast radio business in America; • The developing household technologies: the refrigerator, home oil furnaces, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, electric dishwashers, etc