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Technology and Society in the Industrial Age

Question 7 • CA-MS United States History and Geography: Growth and Conflict B

Which of the following best describes Thomas Edison?

Answer
A
Edison improved on Samuel Morse’s invention.
B
Edison was responsible for over a thousand patents.
C
Edison created the first set of interchangeable parts.
D
Edison invented the telegraph and the telephone.

Explanation

Thomas Edison was a prolific inventor who held more than 1,000 patents. Samuel Morse developed the telegraph, and Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone, so choice D incorrectly credits Edison with both. Edison also did not create the first set of interchangeable parts.

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