Presented by: Raymond Rogers and Michael Shaffer

Advised by: Dr. J. Hoffman Special Thanks to: Duane Miller Dr. R. Larivee Dr. F. Senese Dr. Mumper Dr. Soysal

Project Goals
To Write a Brief Biography of Thomas Alva Edison To Measure Electrical Characteristics of Modern Incandescent Light Bulbs To Determine and Measure all Important Physical Characteristics of Light Bulbs To Attempt to Recreate the Original Carbon Filament Edison Light Bulb
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Thomas Alva Edison

(1847-1931)

Childhood Menlo Park Patents and Inventions The Golden Years

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Childhood Years
Samuel & Nancy Edison Home Life Education Employment

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Menlo Park
The Invention Factory and the Muckers The Birth Place of the Practical Light Bulb

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Patents and Inventions

In His Life, Edison Completed 1093 Patents
Still Holds World Record for Most Patents

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The Golden Years

Edison, the Workaholic Died - October 18, 1931 at the age of 84

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Analysis of Modern Light Bulbs

Specifications of Apparatus Procedure Quantitative Analysis of Data

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Specifications of Apparatus/Supplies
Variac power supply Multi-meters Light Bulbs Light Bulb platform Various Accessories

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Procedures
Research / Inquiries Experiment Development Execution of Experiment
Example

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Quantitative Data Analysis

Findings
Resistance Vs. Power Current Vs. Voltage 1 Current Vs. Voltage 2 Current Vs. Voltage 3 Characteristics of Manufactured Edison Bulb

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Further Interest
Curiosity in Tungsten Filaments Up Close and Personal

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The Edison Bulb

Research and Development Carbon Experiments Conclusions

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Research and Development

Personnel Consultation Reference Insight of Curiositythe Pickle

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Experiments
The Creation and Testing of 78 Carbonized Filaments

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Explosions in the Lab

Results

Carbon

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Conclusion
What Knowledge Have We Acquired by this Project? The Future of Lighting
Where do we go from here?

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References
Literary
Beasley, Rex. Edison. Philadelphia: Chilton Company, 1964. Miller, Francis T. Thomas . Edison. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1931. Josephson, Matthew. Edison. USA: London Eyre & Spottiswoode Publishers, 1959. Beaty, Wayne H., and Donald G. Fink. Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers, 13th ed. USA: McGraw-Hill, 1993. Elenbaas, W. Light sources New York, Crane, Russak [c1972] http://antoine.frostburg.edu/phys/edison/

 Internet
http://www.leyada.jlm.k12.il/proj/edsntsla/hist1.htm http://www.minot.com/~mps/edison/edison/edison.html http://www.cesa10.k12.wi.us/InvestigateAmerica/discoveries/meganc/edison.html http://www.users.fast.net/~blc/xlhome4.htm http://www.ushistory.net/toc/electricity.html http://www.edisonian.com/p006bulbs.htm http://www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/96feb/edison.html http://www.sci-ed-ga.org/modules/materialscience/light/ http://tlc.ai.org/edison.htm http://www.misty.com/people/don/bulb1.html

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Dr. Hoffman Dr. Larviee Dr. Mumper Donald L. Klipstein

Purpose: The purpose of the experiment was to determine the resistance of unused light bulbs Materials: 1 Light bulb socket 2 Digital Multimeter 4 40 Watt standard light bulbs (frosted) 4 60 Watt standard light bulbs (frosted) Methods: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Find the resistance of both multimeters by crossing probes. Record. Find the resistance on both sides of light bulb socket by running a probe between the side of the bulb and the terminal, and then repeat with the other terminal and the bottom of the socket. Record. Number all light bulbs 1 through 4 with a magic marker in each different wattage (or 1 and 2 for the clear bulbs) Test the resistance of 40 watt bulb number 1 by holding a multimeter probe to the metal screw part, and the other probe to the metal pin at the base of the bulb. Record this resistance. Repeat procedure of the same light bulb with the second multimeter. Repeat steps 4 and 5 and replace 40-watt bulb 1 with 40-watt light bulbs 2,3, and 4. Replace bulb and test all of the 60, 75, 100, and 150-watt bulbs (both frosted and clear) in the same fashion. Record data. Screw the 40-watt bulb 1 into the light bulb socket. Record resistance across the two terminals of the socket. Repeat with 40-watt bulbs 2,3, and 4. Record data. Test the 60, 75, 100, and 150-watt bulbs (both frosted and clear) in the same fashion. Record data. Calculate the average resistance for different wattage light bulbs. Be sure to take into account both multimeters and the tare reading of both the multimeter and the light socket. Plot data. Draw conclusions. 4 75 Watt standard light bulbs (frosted) 4 100 Watt standard light bulbs (frosted) 2 60 Watt standard light bulbs (clear) 2 100 Watt standard light bulbs (clear) 2 150 Watt standard light bulbs (clear)

Data/Plots: Attached on separate sheets Summary: From this experiment, data was gathered about light bulbs. We found that resistance

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does indeed depend on wattage. It seemed that as the wattage got higher, resistance correspondingly got smaller. Also, we noted that the resistance was less varied in higher wattage light bulbs.

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Current Vs. Voltage for multiple wattages of a clear bulbs

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Resistance Vs. Power(w)

For Multiple Size Light Bulbs

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Voltage Vs. Current Comparison

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