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Title: Thomas Alva Edison


1
Thomas Alva Edison
  • Famous
  • Inventor

2
Birth place and Dates of life
  • Born on Feb 11,1847
  • Born in Milan, Ohio
  • Grew up in Port Huron Michigan
  • Died in West Orange, New Jersey
  • On October 18,1931
  • At the age of 84

3
Early childhood life
  • The 7th child of Samuel Ogden Edison, Jr.
  • And the former Nancy Matthews Elliott
  • Home schooled by his mom who was a teacher in
    Canada
  • She encouraged and taught him to read and
    experiment










































4
Middle childhood middle adult
  • First patent, the electric vote recorder, in 1868
  • Gained fame for the phonograph
  • Unexpected by the public - Edison became know as
    the Wizard of Menlo Park
  • New Jersey, where he lived at the time

5
Family life
  • Married first wife Mary G. Stillwell in 1871
  • 3 children names were Marion, Thomas, and William
  • Mrs. Edison died in 1884
  • Married Mina Miller in 1886
  • Also 3 children names were Madeline, Charles, and
    Theodore
  • Charles became governor of New Jersey

6
Obstacles they have over come
  • Partially deaf from a childhood illness
  • Considered to have hyperactive-ADD behavior
  • Deafness actually helped Thomas tune everybody
    out so he could invent more
  • Obstacles that he over came actually made him the
    man he was

7
Accomplishments Awards
  • Invented the phonograph, the motion picture
    camera, and lots of other things
  • Best know for inventing the incandescent light
    bulb in 1879
  • Considered one of the best inventers of his time
  • Holding a record of 1,093 patens in his name

8
Why are they a hero?
  • Inventions like the light bulb
  • Were would we be with out light?
  • And he invented the motion picture camera
  • We all love cameras
  • Plus he invented the Phonograph
  • And thousands of other things
  • That is why Thomas Alva Edison is a hero!

9
Why do you think they are a hero?
  • He invented lots of things that we use in our
    every day life
  • He never gave up
  • Making improvements on other peoples ideas until
    he got them right

10
Extra Info
  • 30s he was inventing great things
  • 40, things started going bad
  • Invented a talking doll
  • Cement house to name a few
  • But they were failures
  • Owned a cement factory
  • And built Yankee stadium out of Edisons cement

11
Extra Info
  • Famous quotes was Genius is 1 inspiration and
    99 perspiration
  • Died in 1931 house holds all over America dimmed
    their lights to honor him
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