Thomas Alva Edison

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Thomas Alva Edison

• Famous
• Inventor

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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

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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
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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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

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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