Thomas Edison’s bright ideas

The life and times of an inventor and businessman

Peter Loader @ TLT

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An important Thursday

He noticed that Tom's forehead was

unusually wide and his head was bigger

than normal. He made no secret of his

belief that Tom’s brains were scrambled!

Thomas Edison was born on

Thursday February the 11th,

1847 in the town of Milan,

America.When Thomas was seven his

teacher finally lost his

patience with his constant

questions.

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What do you do when you get home from school?

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Edison’s first important invention was the

phonograph. A machine that could record

and reproduce sound.

But his greatest success was the

development

of the electric light.

So when you turn on the light

and listen to music think of Thomas

Edison.

I turn the lights on and play Eminem!

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Money and fame

As electricity spread around the

world. The success of his electric

light brought Thomas Edison to new

heights of fame and wealth.

Edison's electric companies

continued to grow until in 1889 they

were brought together to form

Edison General Electric.

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Home sweet home

In 1884, during this period of success,

Tom's wife Mary died. A year later, while

on holiday at a friends house in New

England, he met Mina Miller and they fell

in love.

The couple married in February 1886

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The first movie starWhile working on the

phonograph, Thomas began

working on a device that, "does

for the eye what the

phonograph does for the ear",

this was to become motion

pictures. Thomas first demonstrated motion pictures

in 1891, and began making "movies" two

years later.

“It is very beautiful over there.”

Thomas Edison died on Sunday October the

18th, 1931. He was 84 years old.

Shortly before passing away, he awoke from a

coma and quietly whispered wife Mina, who

had been keeping a vigil all night by his side: 

"It is very beautiful over there...“

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Was Thomas Edison a genius?

This is what he had to say about it…..

"Genius is 1% inspiration and

99% perspiration. A 'genius'

is often simply a talented

person who has done all of

his or her homework.“

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Thomas Alva Edison

1847 - 1931