Thomas Edison
Date Submitted: 05/21/2002 11:23:36
Category: / Society & Culture / People
Length: 2 pages (622 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / People
Length: 2 pages (622 words)
THOMAS ALVA EDISON
Thomas was born February 11, 1847 in Milan Ohio. He was the seventh and
last child of Nancy and Samuel Edison. As a child he was very quiet, thoughtful
and inquisitive. Because he was not a hardy child he did not attend school until he
was 7. His teacher thought he was incapable of learning, so his mother who was a
teacher took him out of school and started teaching him herself. Thomas Edison had
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…of the United States Consulting
Board. This board was formed to develop inventions that would improve the Navy.
During this time he created 39 inventions of military importance. These included a
listening-device for detecting submarines, an underwater search light, a
water-penetrating projectile, a devise for detecting enemy airplanes and a telephone
system for ships.
During his lifetime Thomas patented 1,300 inventions. He worked in his
West Orange laboratory until 3 weeks before his death at age 84 on October 18,
1931
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