Thomas Edison

Job: InventorLife Acomplishments:-Created the electric light bulb and the phonograph.

Fun Facts-Was called the wizard of Menlo Park.-Became deaf at a young age.-Created 1,093 patents.-Saved a kid from getting run over by a train.

Sources-www.History.com-www.Biography.com

Thomas Edison

By: MorrisLogan

Childhood/Family-Parents were Nancy and Samuel Edison-Homeschooled because he was hyperactive-Loved Learning-Had a wife named Mary Stillwell but she died in 1884-Then he married Mirna Miller and had 3 children

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.-Thomas Edison

Important Events-Moved many places including Port Huron, Michigan, Louisville, Kentucky, and Boston, Massachusetts.-Worked with many other inventors such as Nicola Tesla and George Westinghouse.

LifetimeBirth: February 11, 1847Milan, OhioDeath: October 18, 1931West Orange, New Jersey