Saturday, October 13, 2012

Thomas Edison




Thomas Edison
Karissa Troyer
 
  Thomas Alva Edison was born February 11, 1847 in Milan Ohio. He died October 18, 1913. Edison was an American inventor and businessman. On December 25, 1871 he married Mary Stilwell. Together they had 3 children; Marion Estelle Edison, Thomas Alva Edison Jr., and William Leslie Edison. A few years later Mary died of unknown causes, so in 1886 at the age of 39 he married Mina Miller. They also had 3 children together; Madeleine Edison, Charles Edison, and Theodore Edison.


   Thomas had many inventions like the incandescent light bulb, phonograph, movie camera, electricity distribution, quadruplex telegraph, stencil duplicator, carbon microphone, and phonograph cylinder. Edison most famous invention was the light bulb, which is now used in homes everywhere in America.


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