2.  Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan,
Ohio on February 11th 1847.
 His parents names were Samuel and
Nancy Elliott Edison.
 Thomas went to school for a very short
time. His mother spent time teaching him
at home.

3.  Thomas had six older siblings.
 He was known as Al when he was
growing up.
 Thomas Edison lost most of his hearing
when he was young.

4.  At the tender age of ten Thomas built his
first science lab in his family’s basement.
 To make sure nobody took his prized
chemicals he labelled all of his bottles
“poison”.

5.  Thomas Edison did not invent the light
bulb instead he improved a 50 year old
idea.
 In 1879 he was able to produce lasting
light!!

6.  Thomas Alva Edison died on the 18th of
October 1931 in New Jersey.