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I chose to research American inventor Thomas Alva Edison. Born on February 11, 1847 to middle–class parents in Milan, Ohio, Thomas Edison
was labeled as a unique and remarkable individual with a curious passion for knowledge even as a child. Edison was taken out of school at age
seven when his teacher had run out of patience with the child's relentless questioning, constant need for attention, and what would now most
likely be considered ADHD. His beloved mother, Nancy, began teaching Tom the "three R's and the Bible", and was convinced his unusual
behavior was largely because of his extraordinary intelligence (Guthridge 23). After his parents introduced him to the multiple resources of their
local library, Thomas began to...show more content...
While walking down the street one day, Edison noticed through a window that a brokerage firm manager was in panic from what looked like a
"critical stock ticker had broken down" (Israel 175). Pushing his way through the crowd to the manager, Thomas took seconds to fix the
unfamiliar machine. His actions astonished the manager, who immediately gave Edison a high paying job in the firm to do future maintenance
on all machines. This incident became a major event in Edison's life because he felt like he was "suddenly delivered out of abject poverty and
into prosperity" (Israel 177).
It was during the next three years that Edison's line of major inventions really took off. In 1874, he received enough money from selling an
"electrical engineering firm that he opened his first complete testing and development lab in New Jersey" (Israel 186). Edison developed the
carbon transmitter in 1876, which allowed the recently invented telephone to be "audible enough for practical use" (Bellis). A year later, he
developed the first phonograph. Shortly after, Edison was mad at himself that Alexander Graham Bell had completed the telephone before him,
because he was close to finishing the product himself. However, Edison did develop a carbon transmitter which innovated the telephone and
created its massive expansion. Edison's disappointment in himself for being
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Thomas Edison Biography

  • 1. Thomas Edison Biography Thomas Edison I chose to research American inventor Thomas Alva Edison. Born on February 11, 1847 to middle–class parents in Milan, Ohio, Thomas Edison was labeled as a unique and remarkable individual with a curious passion for knowledge even as a child. Edison was taken out of school at age seven when his teacher had run out of patience with the child's relentless questioning, constant need for attention, and what would now most likely be considered ADHD. His beloved mother, Nancy, began teaching Tom the "three R's and the Bible", and was convinced his unusual behavior was largely because of his extraordinary intelligence (Guthridge 23). After his parents introduced him to the multiple resources of their local library, Thomas began to...show more content... While walking down the street one day, Edison noticed through a window that a brokerage firm manager was in panic from what looked like a "critical stock ticker had broken down" (Israel 175). Pushing his way through the crowd to the manager, Thomas took seconds to fix the unfamiliar machine. His actions astonished the manager, who immediately gave Edison a high paying job in the firm to do future maintenance on all machines. This incident became a major event in Edison's life because he felt like he was "suddenly delivered out of abject poverty and into prosperity" (Israel 177). It was during the next three years that Edison's line of major inventions really took off. In 1874, he received enough money from selling an "electrical engineering firm that he opened his first complete testing and development lab in New Jersey" (Israel 186). Edison developed the carbon transmitter in 1876, which allowed the recently invented telephone to be "audible enough for practical use" (Bellis). A year later, he developed the first phonograph. Shortly after, Edison was mad at himself that Alexander Graham Bell had completed the telephone before him, because he was close to finishing the product himself. However, Edison did develop a carbon transmitter which innovated the telephone and created its massive expansion. Edison's disappointment in himself for being Get more content on HelpWriting.net