Thomas Alva Edison (born February 11, 1847 - died October 18, 1931 at age 84 years) was an inventor and businessman who developed many important devices. The Wizard of Menlo Park is one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production in the discovery process.
Biography
Childhood
He was born in Milan, Ohio, United States on February 11, 1847. On his childhood in the United States, Edison has always had a bad school. Therefore, his mother taught him from school and at home. In homes with small Edison can freely read scientific books and began to hold up its own scientific experiments. At age 12 he started working as a newspaper seller, fruits and sweets on the train. Later he became a telegraph operator, he moved from one city to another. In New York he was asked to become head of the telegraph machine is important. The machines were sent to the business news around the leading companies in New York.
He was born in Milan, Ohio, United States on February 11, 1847. On his childhood in the United States, Edison has always had a bad school. Therefore, his mother taught him from school and at home. In homes with small Edison can freely read scientific books and began to hold up its own scientific experiments. At age 12 he started working as a newspaper seller, fruits and sweets on the train. Later he became a telegraph operator, he moved from one city to another. In New York he was asked to become head of the telegraph machine is important. The machines were sent to the business news around the leading companies in New York.