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So we all know Thomas Edison, but we didn’t really know what he did for us. So you ask yourself who is Thomas Edison, well he was an inventor and he was well known for it. Was he the greatest inventor of all time? He made the phonograph. Also he made one of the greatest invention and it was the light bulb, but you ask , How did he invent light. What was his childhood like? what was his education like? what inventions did he make? Did he get married? Did he have kids?

¬¬There are many words to describe Thomas Alva Edison, genius, entrepreneur, inventor, philanthropist, life-changer, etc. All of these words are used for good reason; he was every single one of those things and more. Edison managed to change the world in a fashion that was unpredictable for his time. In 84 years of his life he managed to patent 1,093 different inventions either singlehandedly or in a group. (Thomas Edison History.com, 1) The world as we know it today would be dramatically different

Who is Thomas Edison? Before learning about his other inventions I only knew Thomas Edison as the man who invented the electrical light bulb. Did you know the light bulb was not Thomas Edison’s only invention? Yes it is the most the popular and is still used today but Thomas Edison is also responsible for many inventions that have helped make advances in Mass Communications. These inventions include the kinetograph/kinetophone, phonograph and multiple models of the telegraph and telephone. Due to

edison Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio, the youngest of seven children born to Samuel and Nancy Elliott Edison. He began to lose his hearing after having scarlet fever as a young child. As he grew older his deafness increased until finally he was totally deaf in his left year and had only 10% hearing in his right ear. Edison did not consider this

This is Thomas Edison. Thomas Edison is a famous inventor who invented lots of things that we use today. He was born a very long time ago in the United States of America. Thomas was a very naughty child. He used to always get into trouble for misbehaving such as the time when he set his father’s barn on fire. He was only six years old when this incident took place. Thomas only started school at the age of seven. He was unable to go to school at an early age because he was quite sick and his mom

Thomas Edison was a man who influenced America more than anyone else. Some of the inventions he pioneered are still used to this day. He was a man who spent almost his entire life working as a scientist, and receiving more than 1,200 patents in his lifetime. (Anderson pg.7) Thomas Edison's life was probably twice as productive as a modern day chemist, he was a firm believer of an eight hour work day, eight hours in the morning, and eight in the afternoon. Aside from his amazing history as an adult

some form of light containing a light bulb of some kind. Well, before Thomas Edison came along people used gas lamps, and fire to see. Thomas Edison was person who revolutionized the world with his amazing invention of the incandescent light bulb, and he also had other revolutionary inventions. Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio (Edison’s Light bulb). His parents were Samuel and Nancy Edison, and he was the last of seven children. As a child he had very little education

Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847. He was the youngest of seven children. His mother was Nancy Matthews Elliott and his father was Samuel Edison Jr. Edison has gone to school for a very short time, only twelve weeks. He was hyperactive when he was a child and his teachers had problems teaching him. So, instead of going to school, his mother taught him, who was a teacher. Edison also had an ear infection at a young age which led to some hearing loss.       Thomas Edison           

Thomas Alva Edison was born in February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio. He was the last child of the seven. When he was a child he had an ear infection that almost made him deaf. In 1854 he moved to Port Huron, Michigan. He started public school and attended for only 12 weeks due to ADHD. He was later home schooled by his mother. As a child he enjoyed reading and reciting poetry. At age 12 Edison convinced his parents to let him sell newspapers at the Grand Trunk railroad line. As he worked there he started

Consolidated Edison is one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in United States with over $120 billion in annual revenues and $40 billion in assets. The firm is located in New York and focuses their operations in electric, gas and steam activities. It is estimated that the company provides electricity to approximately 3.3 million costumers and offers gas services to other 1.1 million costumers in New York City and Winchester County. The business model of Con Edison, Inc is divided into