The Inventions of Thomas Edison 
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Thomas Edison was one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history. Thomas Edison's inventions are still used today in many different ways. In that essay I am going to talk about his early life, his career, and last what did he offer to the society.
Thomas Alva Edison was born to Sam and Nancy on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio. Known as "Al" in his youth, Edison was the youngest of seven children, four of whom survived to adulthood. Edison tended to be in poor health when young. To seek a better fortune, Sam Edison moved the family to Port Huron, Michigan, in 1854, where he worked in the lumber business. Edison was a poor student. When a schoolmaster called Edison "addled," or slow. His furious mother took him out of the school and proceeded to teach him at home. Edison said many years later, "My mother was the making of me. She was so true, so sure of me, and I felt I had some one to live for, some one I must not disappoint." At an early age, he showed an interest for mechanical things and for chemical experiments. At the age of 9, his mother bought Edison a chemistry set, which helped him in his experiments.
Beginning his career early, In 1859, Edison took a job selling newspapers and candy on the Grand Trunk Railroad to Detroit. In the baggage car, he set up a laboratory for his chemistry experiments and a printing press, where he started the "Grand Trunk Herald", the first newspaper published on a train. An accidental fire forced him to stop his experiments on board. Around the age of twelve, Edison lost almost all his hearing. Despite the difficulties he had face, Thomas never stopped working on his dream .In 1862, he took a job as a telegraph operator in Port Huron. In 1868, Edison moved to Boston where he worked in the Western Union office and worked even more on his inventions. In January 1869 Edison resigned his job, intending to devote himself fulltime to inventing things.
In January 1869 Edison resigned his
Thomas Edison was one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history. Thomas Edison's inventions are still used today in many different ways. In that essay I am going to talk about his early life, his career, and last what did he offer to the society.
Thomas Alva Edison was born to Sam and Nancy on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio. Known as "Al" in his youth, Edison was the youngest of seven children, four of whom survived to adulthood. Edison tended to be in poor health when young. To seek a better fortune, Sam Edison moved the family to Port Huron, Michigan, in 1854, where he worked in the lumber business. Edison was a poor student. When a schoolmaster called Edison "addled," or slow. His furious mother took him out of the school and proceeded to teach him at home. Edison said many years later, "My mother was the making of me. She was so true, so sure of me, and I felt I had some one to live for, some one I must not disappoint." At an early age, he showed an interest for mechanical things and for chemical experiments. At the age of 9, his mother bought Edison a chemistry set, which helped him in his experiments.
Beginning his career early, In 1859, Edison took a job selling newspapers and candy on the Grand Trunk Railroad to Detroit. In the baggage car, he set up a laboratory for his chemistry experiments and a printing press, where he started the "Grand Trunk Herald", the first newspaper published on a train. An accidental fire forced him to stop his experiments on board. Around the age of twelve, Edison lost almost all his hearing. Despite the difficulties he had face, Thomas never stopped working on his dream .In 1862, he took a job as a telegraph operator in Port Huron. In 1868, Edison moved to Boston where he worked in the Western Union office and worked even more on his inventions. In January 1869 Edison resigned his job, intending to devote himself fulltime to inventing things.
In January 1869 Edison resigned his