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Thomas Edisons 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
unusuallywide and his head wasbigger
than normal. He made no secret of his
belief that Toms 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!
Edisons 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

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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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