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Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison | |
|---|---|
 Edison, c. 1922 | |
| Born | February 11, 1847 |
| Died | October 18, 1931 (aged 84) West Orange, New Jersey, United States |
| Cause of death | Diabetes mellitus |
| Occupation(s) | Inventor, scientist, businessman |
| Spouse(s) |
Mary Stilwell (m. 1871–1884)Mina Edison (m. 1886–1931) |
| Children | Marion Estelle Edison (1873–1965) Thomas Alva Edison Jr. (1876–1935) William Leslie Edison (1878–1937) Madeleine Edison (1888–1979) Charles Edison (1890–1969) Theodore Miller Edison (1898–1992) |
| Parent(s) | Samuel Ogden Edison, Jr. (1804–1896) Nancy Matthews Elliott (1810–1871) |
| Relatives | Lewis Miller (father-in-law) |
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and entrepreneur, who invented many things.[1]
Edison developed one of the first practical light bulbs, but contrary to popular belief did not invent the light bulb. Edison's 1093 patents were the most granted to any inventor in his time.[2] He started the General Electric Company to make some of the things he invented. He died with diabetes.
Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio. When Thomas Edison was seven years old, he moved with his family to Port Huron,Michigan. Thomas Edison started school late because of an illness. Three months later, Edison was removed from school, because he could not pay attention to his teacher. His mother, who was a teacher in Canada, taught Thomas Edison at home. Thomas Edison's mother helped him become motivated for learning, and he was a good student to her.
When Thomas Edison was twelve years old, he got scarlet fever. The effects of the fever, as well as getting picked up by the ears by a train conductor, caused Edison to become completely deaf in his left ear, and 80 percent deaf in the other.[3] He learned Morse code of the telegraph, and began a job as a "brass pounder" (telegraph operator). At age sixteen, Thomas Edison made his first invention, which was called an "automatic repeater." It used punched tape to send telegraph signals quickly between unmanned stations, more quickly than a telegraph operator could do.
- ↑ "Edison Biography". National Park Service. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Thomas Edison, patent champion? (Photos)". Examiner.com. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ↑ "The medical mystery that helped make Thomas Edison an inventor". PBS NewsHour. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
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