Who+was+Thomas+Edison

__ Innovator Profile __ Born: February 11th 1847 Place of Birth: Milan Ohio Died: October 18th, 1931 Primary residence: Menlo Park Primary innovation: Light-bulb, Electric Generator, Motion picture device, his laboratory in Menlo Park Other innovations: many modifications to the telegraph machine, a stock ticker machine, microphone, telephone receiver Family: Marry Stilwell, and 6 kids Education: very little formal education, most of what he learned was from his mom and reading Other jobs held: telegrapher, news boy, he worked in many cities Other inventors/innovators they worked with: Influenced by other innovators/inventors: Samuel Mores Other information: he had over 1,000 patients

Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11th, 1847 in Milan Ohio. He never got a formal education. He went to school for a few months but was soon kicked out. Most of what he learned came from his mom or reading. At the age of 13 he got his first job. He worked as a telegrapher. He traveled from city to city working. After working with telegraphs for so long Edison began noticing problems or ways to make the machine better. Some of his first inventions where designed to make the machine better. These inventions gave him the up front capitol he needed to set up his laboratory. This laboratory would be the place where he designed his most popular inventions. In this laboratory he designed and built the electric light bulb. And to power that light bulb he invented his electric generator. These two inventions came from a small lab, by a man that was dubbed a failure as a child. And yet, he found a way to shape the world.