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Thomas Edison The man who invented the light bulb and the phonograph.
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He was born on February 11, 1847, and he died on October.
Thomas Edison’s Life He was born on February 11, 1847, and he died on October. He was born to Nancy and Samuel Edison He was born in a small town called Malian, Ohio. He was slowly getting deaf.
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Thomas Edison’s Life at School
He did go to school, but, because of his teacher, he could not go anymore. His teacher did not let him go to school because all he did was sit around, day dream, and ask a lot of questions. He loved to read books about science, history, physics and philosophy.
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Thomas Edison, Beginning a new life
December, 1871, Thomas Edison married a young woman. Her name was Mary Stillwell. She gave birth to Marion, Thomas Jr., and William Edison. August, 1884, Mary Stillwell died because of a bad sickness. A year later, he met, another young woman. Her name was Mina Miller. They communicated with Morse code because Thomas Edison could not hear well.
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A New Invention The phonograph was a strange looking invention, it had a cylinder, and a thin foil wrapped around the cylinder. On New year’s eve, Thomas Edison just invented the light bulb. It had a piece of thread connected to the filament.
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Thank you Thomas Edison for Inventing those Inventions
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