Thomas Edison

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Thomas Edison

• The Great Inventor

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Birth

• Born on February11,1847
• Born in Milan, Ohio

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Early Childhood

• Sat on goose eggs when he was 2 years old to
  hatch them
• Learned to talk at age 4

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Middle Childhood

• Only went to school for 3 months
• Read a science book when he was 9, and he wanted
  to be an inventor
• At 12, he worked for science books

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Early Adult

• Was a telegrapher at age 16
• Got married at age 24
• Started inventing at age 24, also

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Family Life

• He was the last of 7 kids
• Was married to Mary stilwell, then Mina Miller

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Accomplishments

• 1st invention was the phonograph
• Another was the motion picture
• The most important was the electric light

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Contributes to Others

• Gave 40,000 to his mom and dad
• Gave us all light
• Saved a kid from death

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Why He is A Hero

• Invented over 1,000 things we still use
• Never gave up
• Without him, we'd be in the dark!

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Why I Think Thomas Edison is a Hero

• No light, movies, or T.V. without him
• Hes an encouragement to a lot of people because
  of his inventions

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Reference

• www.Google.com
• www.Wickipedia.com
• www.ThomasEdison.com
• Turn on the Light, Thomas Edison, by Peter and
  Connie Roop