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Thomas Edison

By Janet Giel-Romo, Ed.D.

Thomas Edison was a very famous inventor. He invented more than 1,000 things. He was born in Milan, Ohio on February 11, 1847.

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When Edison was a kid, his family moved to Michigan. He sold newspapers on a train. The train went from Port Huron to Detroit.

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3 Edison liked to do experiments on the train. One time he accidentally started a fire. Edison got fired.

When Edison was older, he invented the light bulb. There was a problem though. People needed electricity to use it.

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Before electricity, People had to use candles or lanterns to see in their houses at night. Edison wanted to change that.

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Edison opened power stations. Power stations connected electricity to people’s homes.

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People were excited to have electricity in their homes. Now people could use lamps and other things that plug in.

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Edison had light bulbs and lamps made in a factory. People could buy them in stores. They used lamps to see at night.

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Edison also invented a rechargeable battery. He used it to make a mining helmet with a light on it. Miners wore the helmets. They could see in the dark mines.

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Edison also invented movies. Before Edison, there were no movie theaters. People were so excited. They could go to a movie theater and see a movie.

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Edison had a great attitude. A famous quote by Edison was, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”

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