Thomas Alva Edison was born in 1847 in Milan, Ohio and grew up in Port Huron, Michigan. He had little formal schooling but taught himself through reading scientific books. By age 16, he was a skilled telegraph operator. His first invention was an improved stock ticker in 1869. Edison went on to become one of the most prolific inventors in history, holding 1,093 US patents for such inventions as the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a commercially viable incandescent light bulb.

1. Thomas Alba Edison:
Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, He had seven children
with Nancy Edison. They went to live in Port Huron, Michigan. He didn’t study
because He start to work when he was very young selling the newspapers in the
streets. In his free time he learn scientist and technical books, and also had the
opportunity at this time to learn how to operate a telegraph. By the time he was
sixteen, Edison was proficient enough to work as a telegrapher full time.
His first invent was the telegraph. This invent growth gave Edison and others like
him a chance to travel, see the country, and gain experience. Edison worked in a
number of cities throughout the United States before arriving in Boston in 1868.
Here Edison began to change his profession from telegrapher to inventor. He
received his first patent on an electric vote recorder, a device intended for use by
elected bodies such as Congress to speed the voting process.
Famous inventions:
Light bulb Phonograf Cinema mashine

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