
Table Of Contents
Birth ----- 3
Childhood ----- 4
First Jobs ----- 6
First Invention ----- 7
Marriage ----- 8
More Inventions ----- 9
Electricity ----- 10
Death ----- 11
Birth
Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11 1847 in Milan, Ohio, United States. Thomas was born to Samuel Ogden Edison Jr. and Nancy Matthews Elliot. His siblings were Carlile, William, Marion, Eliza, Harriet and Samuel Edison.
Childhood
Shortly after he was born, Thomas' family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, United States. Thomas started school on February 11th 1855. Thomas did not do well in school, so his mother had to home school him. Thomas was always interested in technology as a child. He set up his first lab at the age of 10 in his
basement.

First Jobs
As a young man, Thomas was selling vegetables, candy and newspapers on a train. After saving 3-year-old Jimmie Mackenzie from a train, Jimmie's father thanked Thomas with training him as a telegraph operator. Thomas became very interested in his job, which inspired many of his inventions.
First Invention
In 1869 Thomas was working on a stock ticker and printing telegraph in New York. In 1871 Thomas created his first invention, an improved stock ticker. The Gold and Stock Telegraph was so thrilled, they paid him $40,000.
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Table Of Contents
Birth ----- 3
Childhood ----- 4
First Jobs ----- 6
First Invention ----- 7
Marriage ----- 8
More Inventions ----- 9
Electricity ----- 10
Death ----- 11
Birth
Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11 1847 in Milan, Ohio, United States. Thomas was born to Samuel Ogden Edison Jr. and Nancy Matthews Elliot. His siblings were Carlile, William, Marion, Eliza, Harriet and Samuel Edison.
Childhood
Shortly after he was born, Thomas' family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, United States. Thomas started school on February 11th 1855. Thomas did not do well in school, so his mother had to home school him. Thomas was always interested in technology as a child. He set up his first lab at the age of 10 in his
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