英语翻译Thomas Edison was a giant among inventors.He patented (取

英语翻译
Thomas Edison was a giant among inventors.He patented (取得专利权） over 1,000 inventions,including the record player,moving pictures and the first practical electric bulb.Largely home taught,Edison only went to school for three months.But at 17 he invented the telegraph system（系统）.This allowed four dot-dash messages to be sent down a wire at the same time,speeding up telegraph service greatly.
Though he made great achievements,he still worked up to 20 hours a day.In 1879,he discovered that if electric current（电流）is passed through 8 thin threads of carbon （碳） in a glass vacuum（真空）,it becomes white hot,giving off a brilliant light.Then ,for use of this electric bulb,he developed a complete electrical distribution system（配电系统).In 1880,he formed the Edison Electric Light Company.In 1882,he built the Pearl Street Plant,and New York became the first city lit by electricity.

托马斯爱迪生是一个伟大的发明家.他取得的专利权的发明超过1000个,包括唱机,电影和第一个实用的灯泡.比起在家接受了大部分教育,爱迪生只在学校呆了三个月.但是在17岁时,他发明了电报系统,这使得四点划线消息同时沿着导线发送,大大加快了电报系统的服务速度.
虽然他取得了巨大成就,他仍然每天工作20小时.在1789,他发现在真空条件下,电流在8条由碳构成的细线中通过,细线就会进入白热化状态,并且发出夺目的光芒.然后,他制定了一个完整的配电系统用来使用这个电灯泡.在1880年,他创立了爱迪生典礼公司,在1882年,他建立了Pearl Street Plant,纽约成为了第一个使用电力照明的城市