1. T 2. F (Volta invented the electric battery, not the light bulb. Thomas Edison is credited with inventing the practical incandescent light bulb.) 3. T 4. T 5. F (The date is incorrect; Franklin's kite experiment was in 1752.) 6. T 7. F (Michael Faraday invented the electric generator, not the electric lamp. Humphry Davy is credited with the first electric lamp.) 8. T 9. T 10. F (Volta discovered that chemical reactions could be used to create electric current, not specifically cathodes and anodes in this context.) 11. T 12. F (Edison's invention of the electric motor led to its widespread use, but the electric generator was invented earlier by Faraday.)