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Thomas Edison
Kevin Ngo
Birth – Date and Place
• Born in 1847• In a small town of
Milan, Ohio
Family
• Has a mom
• Has six siblings– Marion, William, Callie, Harriet, Samuel and
Eliza
Early Childhood Life
• Thomas Edison went to school. When he was 7 years old, he and his family moved to Port Huron Michigan after his father got hired as a carpenter at the fort Gratial Military post. When Thomas Edison was 10, he set up his own laboratory in his basement. At age 12, he printed a weekly newspaper.
Education
• Entered a school at Port Huron and went to college.
• He loved to read.
• He open a laboratory at his basement.
• He got a hearing problem.
• He got a job as a train boy on the Grand Truck Railway.
Accomplishments and Awards• Thomas Edison started to make invention.
– Light bulb, Telephone, Electric lamp, Electric machines, Vacuum apparatus, Electric- arc light, photo graph record, mass communication, telecommunication, motion picture, storage battery, sound microphone, electric generator
Obstacles Thomas Overcame
• When he was young, Thomas Edison was has a hearing problem and he was teased by other kids.
Why I think Thomas is a hero
• Because he invented stuff to help us. Like a Light bulb and he does not invent weapons to kill.
Famous Quotes
• “I would not fail, I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work, I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.”
Death – Date and Place
• Thomas Edison died at the West Orange, New Jersey on October 18, 1931. He died at age 84.
Other Interesting Facts
• He had a hearing problem.
• He does not invent weapons to kill.
• He invented the light bulb.
• He invented things that we use today like a light bulb and a telephone.
Bibliography
• www.yahookids.com
• www.thomasedison.com
• www.brainquotes.com