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The Life Of Thomas Edison - Online Term Paper

The Life Of Thomas Edison

Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio on February 11, 1847. When he was seven, his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan. Thomas did not last long in school, only three months! His teacher, Reverend G.B. Eagle said that Thomas was a dull student and asked to many questions. The teacher became sick of it and whipped Thomas ever time he asked a question. His mother pulled him out of that school and taught him herself at home.
Edison was a very curios child. He read allot to try to answer his questions. When he was nine, his mother gave him a science book. He did every single experiment in the book, so then his mother gave him more and more science books. He loved chemistry and ...

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car of the train. He did his experiment in Detroit while he waited for the return trip. One day the train Lurched and some chemicals were spilled, And his lab caught on fire. The conductor Threw Thomas and his chemicals off of the train. He then sold newspapers at stops along the railroad.
Thomas had tons of problems with his ears, when he was fifteen he tried to jump on a moving train and a conductor pulled him up by the ears. Thomas said he felt something snap in his head and soon lost much of his hearing. His loss of hearing could have been corrected by an operation but he said that his present condition could help him concentrate.

One Day Edison was selling newspapers at a train station and then he saw s boy fall onto the tracks, there was a train coming so Edison Saved the boy. The boys father was the station offical. The boy's Father thanked edison by teaching him how to use the telegraph. Edison built a telegraph out of a peice of scrap metal and practices morse ...

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Added: 6/5/2007 02:30:10 PM
Category: Biographies
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