Thomas Edison

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Thomas Edisons bright ideas
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• The life and times of an inventor and businessman

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An important Thursday
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Thomas Edison was born on Thursday February the
11th, 1847 in the town of Milan, America.

When Thomas was seven his teacher finally lost
his patience with his constant questions.
He noticed that Tom's forehead was unusually wide
and his head was bigger than normal. He made no
secret of his belief that Toms brains were
scrambled!
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What do you do when you get home from school?
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Edisons first important invention was the
phonograph. A machine that could record and
reproduce sound. But his greatest success was
the development of the electric light. So when
you turn on the light and listen
to music think of Thomas Edison.
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I turn the lights on and play Eminem!

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Money and fame
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As electricity spread around the world. The
success of his electric light brought Thomas
Edison to new heights of fame and wealth.
Edison's electric companies continued to grow
until in 1889 they were brought together to form
Edison General Electric.
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Home sweet home
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• In 1884, during this period of success,
  Tom's wife Mary died. A year later, while on
  holiday at a friends house in New England, he met
  Mina Miller and they fell in love.
• The couple married in February 1886

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The first movie star
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While working on the phonograph, Thomas began
working on a device that, "does for the eye what
the phonograph does for the ear", this was to
become motion pictures.
Thomas first demonstrated motion pictures in
1891, and began making "movies" two years later.
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It is very beautiful over there.
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Thomas Edison died on Sunday October the 18th,
1931. He was 84 years old. Shortly before passing
away, he awoke from a coma and quietly whispered
wife Mina, who had been keeping a vigil all night
by his side  "It is very beautiful over there...
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Was Thomas Edison a genius?
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• This is what he had to say about it..

"Genius is 1 inspiration and 99 perspiration.
A 'genius' is often simply a talented person who
has done all of his or her homework.
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Thomas Alva Edison
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1847 - 1931
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