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Thomas Edison. by: Lin-Lin Pei. Childhood. Thomas’s full name was Thomas Alva Edison He was born on February 11 th 1847. When and Where did he Die?. He died on October 18 th 1931 He died in West Orange, New Jersey. Parents. Mom. Dad.
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Thomas Edison by: Lin-Lin Pei
Childhood • Thomas’s full name was Thomas Alva Edison • He was born on February 11th 1847
When and Where did he Die? • He died on October 18th 1931 • He died in West Orange, New Jersey
Parents Mom Dad • His mother’s name was Nancy Matthews Eliot (1810-1871) • Thomas’s dad was in the timber business • His name was Samuel Ogden Edison (1804-1896) Prrr… I love you mommy!
Family Wife Children • Thomas married Mary Stilwell in 1871 • Then he married Mina Miller • Marion Estelle Edison • Thomas Alva Edison Jr. • William Leslie Edison
Building a New Lab • The Western Union company paid him $10,000 for a telegraph • He used the money to build a lab in Menlo Park, New Jersey
Famous Inventions • One of his inventions was the electric light bulb • Another invention was the telegraph
2 Instances • One instance was when he invented the light bulb • The second one was when he invented the telegraph
Bibliography • I used: • www.yahoo.com • www.bing.com • www.wikipedia.com • And a book called Thomas Edison!