Thomas’s full name was Thomas Alva Edison He was born on February 11 th 1847
He died on October 18 th 1931 He died in West Orange, New Jersey
His mother’s name was Nancy Matthews Eliot ( ) Thomas’s dad was in the timber business His name was Samuel Ogden Edison ( ) Prrr… I love you mommy!
Thomas married Mary Stilwell in 1871 Then he married Mina Miller Marion Estelle Edison Thomas Alva Edison Jr. William Leslie Edison Wife Childre n
The Western Union company paid him $10,000 for a telegraph He used the money to build a lab in Menlo Park, New Jersey
One of his inventions was the electric light bulb Another invention was the telegraph
One instance was when he invented the light bulb The second one was when he invented the telegraph
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