Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison Carlee Fowler English 5-B What would life have been like without Thomas Alva Edison? ... Thomas was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. He was the last of seven children to be born from Samuel Edison Jr. and Nancy Elliot Edison. ... As a gift from the child’s father, he taught Thomas how to use a telegraph. For six years, Edison worked as a roving telegrapher in the Midwest, the South, Canada, and New England. ... This gathered the attention of Edison, and Alexander Graham Bell, which led to the first telephone and fax machines. ... Edison, in fear of losing his job, decided to move to New York. ... He made the Edison Universal Stock Printer, the automatic telegraph, the quadruplex, and well as many other printing devices. ... In 1884, Mary died, leaving Edison with three young children. ... Sometime around the turn-of-the-century, Edison invented and perfected the Dictaphone, mimeograph, and practical storage battery. ... Thomas Alva Edison died on October 18, 1931 in New Jersey at the age of 84. Thomas Edison’s incredible ability helped him to come up with an average of a new patent every two weeks. ... Without Edison you might not have any of these.