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** T H O M A S EDISON **
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Ever wondered who invented motion picture? Who invented the talking doll? Who invented the electric pen? Obviously since I'm asking these questions on a Thomas Edison wiki, it must be Thomas Edison! Above is Thomas Edison and if you listened to what he had to say, you would know that he is an inventor. Thomas Edison was a very smart and amazing person. I'd be surprise if you didn't know who he was. Interested in learning about him? Below, you can find links to sites, fun facts, pictures, and much more!

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**1854** Edison's family moves to Port Huron, Michigan. (age 7) **1859** Edison gets job selling newspapers and candy. (age 12) **1862** Edison begins work as a telegraph operator in Port Huron, Michigan. (age 15) **1863** Edison goes from city to city as a telegraph operator. (age16) **1869** Edison receives patent for his first invention, an electric vote recorder. (age 22) **1871** Edison marries Mary Stilwell on December 25. (age 24)



**1873** Edison's daughter, Marion Estelle, is born. (age 26) **1876** Edison moves to Menlo Park, New Jersey. Edison's son, Thomas Alva, Jr., is born on January 10. (age 29) **1878** Edison's son, William Leslie, is born on October 26. (age 31) **1878-79** Edison devises an electric incandescent light bulb that lasts for more than 13 hours. (age 31-32) **1879** He organizes the Edison Ore Milling Company. (age 32) **1881** Edison creates the Edison Electric Lamp Co., the Edison Machine Works and other companies to produce his electric lighting system. (age 34) **1884** Edison's wife, Mary, dies on August 9. Edison marries Mina Miller on February 24. (age 37) **1888** Edison's daughter, Madeleine, is born on May 31. (age 41) **1889** Edison produces talking dolls for the Edison Phonograph Toy Manufacturing Co. .Edison General Electric Co. was formed. .Edison Manufacturing Co. is organized. (age 42) ** ﻿ ** **1896** Edison forms the National Phonograph Co. (age 49) 1**900** Edison Manufacturing Co. incorporated on May 5. (age 53) New Edison film studio opened in the Bronx, New York. (age 61) **1931** Edison dies in West Orange on October 18. (age 84)

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**__Fun Facts__**


 * 1. Thomas Edison is deaf. **


 * 2. Thomas Edison has a mysterious tattoo of 5 dots on his left arm. Nobody knew what it meant, but they knew he invented the basic tattooing machine. **


 * 3. Thomas Edison proposed marriage to his wife, Mary Stilwell, by morse code. **


 * 4. 14 year old Thomas Edison saved 3 year old, Jimmy MacKenzie from a runaway train. **


 * 5. Thomas Edison built his first labratory when he was 10 years old, in his basement. **


 * To read five more interesting fun facts about Thomas Edison, click this link: **

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Many places have been named after Thomas Edison. Some are: 1. Edison, New Jersey 2. Thomas Edison State College 3. Edison Community College 4. Edison High School 5. Hotel Edison 6. Edison Bridge 7. Edison National Historic Site 8. Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum. 9. Thomas Edison Depot Museum 10. The Edison Institute

Fact: The City Hotel was the first building to be lit with Thomas Edison's three-wire system. The hotel was later renamed The Edison Hotel. It is still called that today. Hotel Edison is located in Sunbury, Pennsylvania.

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Click [|here] for a VERY long list of Thomas Edison's patents.

If you are still interested in learning about Thomas Edison, read the book, "In Their own Words: Thomas Edison" by George Sullivan. It is an interesting book on how a young (and apparently addled, from his teacher's point of view) Thomas Edison thought small thoughts and how when he grew up, they became famous and useful inventions.

Sullivan, George. __In Their Own Words: Thomas Edison__. New York: Scholastic Paperbacks, 2002.

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