Thomas Alva Edison is my hero. Why? Well, because he liked making things just like me. He invented a light bulb, a tin foil phonograph, and the motion picture machine. I am starting small to with wood, nails, and a hammer. But I did build an improved tree house with a friend. We added a lounge chair made of wood (it was actually comfortable!) What I admire about Thomas Edison is his intelligence, artistic ability, and kindness.
Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio and the 7th son of Samuel and Nancy Edison. A few years later, his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan. Edison lived there until he was 16. But Edison had little formal education as a child, but his mother taught him everything he knows. And as a child, he was partly deaf. He has 1,093 patented inventions that are used in U.K., France, and Germany. At 10 years old, he built his own science laboratory. And as a child, he saved a 3 year old from being hit with a train. He started his career as an inventor in Newark, New Jersey. His first invention was on June 1, 1869. Thomas Edison even had a quote that inspired a lot of people. And those words were “Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration.” It is also said that he tested 6,000 vegetable growths.
He was a man of great words and a very kind man that grew up to be one of the most famous inventors of all time! He lived from 1847 to 1931, days after a coma. (October 18) Yet, he taught me a lesson that is to never give up!
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