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Thomas is born
On this date he was born to a middle class family in Milan, Ohio. -
Homeschooled
After his teacher raged and quit his job because all he couldn't handle the students, Thomas was then taught at home by his mother. He also learned by himself from the library books. -
Newspaper Buisness
Thomas created and sold his own paper containing topics about the politics and the Civil War by the local Train Station. He made good money that paid for books and his experimenting tools. -
The Train Master's son
When Thomas rescued the son of the Train master from an oncoming train, the train master was quite thankful and rewarded Tom by teaching him to opertate a telegraph. -
Learnin the Telegraph
By age 15, Tom was fully educated in operating a telegraph and would later get a job in this field. -
Moving to Louisville
Thomas went to Louisville to work for the Associated Press to print newspapers. -
Moving out
His mother got a mental illness and his fater lost his job. Tom realized he would have to pay for himself now, so he went to Boston to work some more on his inventions. -
not the best
After he went to Boston he Created an automatic vote recorder and had it patented. But nobody used it. -
stock ticker
improved the stock ticker so that it syncronized its transactions. the gold and stock company were impressed and paid him 40000 dollars for rights. -
Moving Again
Went to New York City and fixed a machine. Thomas was then hired to work the printers for a newspaper company. -
first lab
He set up his first Laboratory in newark, new jersey. -
marriage
Married Mary Stilwell and had three children. -
Expansion
He expanded his Lab to menlo park new jersey. -
Recording sound
Developed the Phonograph -
lightbulb
He got a patent for his invention of the light bulb and created the Edison Illuminating Company which later became the General electric Company. -
End of marriage
Mary dies of a brain tumor -
Marriage Again
He marries Mina Miller -
Another Lab
Got another in West Orange, new jersey which produced lots of bulbs. -
last patent
he Applied for his last patent which was an apparatus for holding objects during the electroplating process. some other inventions includekinetescope, magnetic ore seperator, and a system of wireless telegraphy by magnetic induction. -
Death
Died of Diabetes. all light bulbs were dimmed in remorse for the nation's loss. Thomas Edison was a very important man who, with other people started the indusstrial revolution and made some very important products that we might not have had for another 50 years or so. We would be behind the rest of the world by 50 years, assuming that those smart people around the world would already created the inventions.
