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American Inventor

Thomas Edison
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 Thomas Edison was born on February 11,
1847 in Milan, Ohio. He had six brothers
and six sisters.
 He attended school for three months in
Port Huron, Michigan.
 His mother decided to teach him herself.
 Edison loved to read books about
chemistry.

Thomas Edison
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 Thomas Edison never went to college and
never got a degree because he only went
to school for three months as a young
child.

Thomas Edison

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 When Edison was 15, he
saved a small boy’s life on
the train tracks. The boy’s
father offered to teach
Edison about telegraphy as
a reward for saving the
small boy’s life.

Thomas Edison
 He received
special awards:
 Congressional
Gold medal
 Legion of honor
of France
 Elected to the
hall of fame of
Great Americas
in 1960

This is the front and back
views of the Medal of the
Congress of the U.S.

Front

Thomas
Edison
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 Thomas Edison Invented:
 Transmitter that is still used in telephones
and microphones
 Tinfoil phonograph
 Light bulb
 Kinescope
 Battery
 The light bulb is more than
100 years old.

Thomas Edison
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 Thomas Alva Edison died in West Orange, New
Jersey on October 18, 1931. After he died
President Hoover put out the White House
lights for one minute on October 22, 1931.

Reference: Lang, H & B.M. Lang (1995) Deaf Person in the Arts and
Sciences Westpor, CT. Greenwood Pres.