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birth of Edison
Thomas Edison is born in Milan, Ohio on February 11 http://www.nps.gov/edis/forkids/timeline-of-edison-and-his-inventions.htm Year. National Parks Service. National Parks Service, 10 Feb. 2013. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. -
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edison life
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started school
Thomas Edison begins to got to school. The teachers started to reconize that Thomas was not very intelligant. So then his mother realized that it would be better to teach him at home. He also started teaching himself how to read. http://www.nps.gov/edis/forkids/timeline-of-edison-and-his-inventions.htm Year. National Parks Service. National Parks Service, 10 Feb. 2013. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. -
invention at work
Edison moves to Boston, Massachusetts, to work as a telegrapher.While working one day he begins to take things apart of difffrent inventions that he has made, and invents a device that kills cockroaches from electricity . http://www.nps.gov/edis/forkids/timeline-of-edison-and-his-inventions.htm Year. National Parks Service. National Parks Service, 10 Feb. 2013. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. -
thomas edison 3 childron
On Christmas Day Edison marries Mary Stilwell, who works in his Newark shop. Edision wife had 3 children. daughter Marion and sons Thomas Alva, Jr., and William. voices.washingtonpost.com http://www.nps.gov/edis/forkids/timeline-of-edison-and-his-inventions.htm Year. National Parks Service. National Parks Service, 10 Feb. 2013. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. -
lightbulb
Edison and his team of muckers make a light bulb that lasts for more than thirteen hours. http://www.nps.gov/edis/forkids/timeline-of-edison-and-his-inventions.htm Year. National Parks Service. National Parks Service, 10 Feb. 2013. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. symonsez.wordpress.com -
invention noot a not made
Edison spends most of his time at his iron ore mine in Ogdensburg, New Jersey, where he tries to invent a method of separating the ore from rock. The mine is his biggest failure. He lost millions of dollars. But he is still very rich because of the phonograph and motion pictures. ty-data.com http://www.nps.gov/edis/forkids/timeline-of-edison-and-his-inventions.htm Year. National Parks Service. National Parks Service, 10 Feb. 2013. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. -
car batteries
Edison spends most of the decade working on an improved storage battery for electric cars. In fact, most of his batteries are used on railroads and in mines. It becomes Edison's biggest money maker. http://www.nps.gov/edis/forkids/timeline-of-edison-and-his-inventions.htm Year. National Parks Service. National Parks Service, 10 Feb. 2013. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. -
enters war
With World War I already going on in Europe, Edison works with the United States Navy to invent weapons. The United States enters the war in April 1917. http://www.nps.gov/edis/forkids/timeline-of-edison-and-his-inventions.htm Year. National Parks Service. National Parks Service, 10 Feb. 2013. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. -
death
Thomas dies at his home, Glenmont, on October 18, he was 84 years old. libzine.wordpress.com http://www.nps.gov/edis/forkids/timeline-of-edison-and-his-inventions.htm Year. National Parks Service. National Parks Service, 10 Feb. 2013. Web. 15 Feb. 2013.
