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The Life and Inventions of Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was born in 1847 on February 11th in Milan, Ohio to middle class parents and died on October 18, 1931, in West Orange, New Jersey. In 1854, his family moved to the vibrant city of Port Huron, Michigan, which ultimately exceeded the commercial excellence of both Milan and Odessa which were the two places Edison had lived.

One of the many inventions established by Edison was the tin foil phonograph. When Edison was working on his invention he noticed that the tape of the machine sprang off a noise resembling spoken words when worked at a high speed. The machine had 2 needles in it one was used for recordings and the other for playbacks, the machine plays cylinders rather than disks.

At around the age of 12, Edison started to lose his hearing. What caused this to happen was a train conductor smacked him in the ears when he started a fire in a boxcar whilst doing experiments.

Edison was an inquisitive child but also a poor student as his mind often wandered. Edison was the youngest of 7 siblings. One day when Edison was at school his school teacher screamed at him and said that he was rather addled.

When his mother found out that someone had discovered him as a scientist his mother was very furious and pulled him out of school and she hmoe schooled him instead.

* THOMAS EDISON'S INVENTIONS. 2013. THOMAS EDISON'S INVENTIONS. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.thomasedison.com/Inventions.htm. [Accessed 17 March 2013]. * Thomas Edison Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com . 2013. Thomas Edison Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/thomas-edison-9284349. [Accessed 17 March 2013]. * Thomas Edison - The Inventions of Thomas Edison. 2013. Thomas Edison - The Inventions of Thomas Edison. [ONLINE] Available at: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bledison.htm. [Accessed 18 March 2013]. * Edison Biography. 2013. Edison Biography.
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