Edison s bright idea

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Thomas Edison s bright ideas
The life and times of an inventor and businessman

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An important Thursday
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 Tom s brains were scrambled
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What do you do when you get home from school

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I turn the lights on and play Eminem
Edison s 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 music think of Thomas Edison
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Money and fame
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
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
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
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
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

1847 1931

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